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A Matter of Principle: How Local Consent Affects U.S. Support for Military Interventions
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Munich Security Conference, 2026
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Mushrooming: Tackling Growing Nuclear Proliferation Risk
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Joint Statement
NATO is Vital to U.S. National Security
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NATO’s Leader Is Totally Lost
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Face-Off: the U.S. vs China
As the U.S.-China relationship continues to take center stage in global affairs, season 3 of Face-Off: the U.S. vs China-- the award-winning podcast-- returns to unpack the latest developments in the economies, warfare, soft power, alliances, and more between the two global superpowers.
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What Lifting U.S. Sanctions Means for Syria’s Transition
Artificial Intelligence
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ArticleDeception and Detection: Why Artificial Intelligence Empowers Cyber Defense over Offense
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AI, Health, and the Future of Scientific Cooperation
Energy
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Q&ALaw Professor Jody Freeman Unpacks the EPA's Decision to Rescind the Endangerment Finding
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Event SummaryRevealing Secrets About the Antecedents of the Five Eyes Network
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The Rules-Based International Order: A Historical Analysis
Is the “rules-based international order” worth maintaining? In the latest issue of International Security, Marc Trachtenberg argues that historical evidence does not support those who argue “yes.” The author presents viable alternatives to the liberal international order—alternatives based on certain traditional ideas about how foreign policy should be conducted.