Politics
Protectorate No Longer: Japan Emerging From US Security Dependence
For decades, Japan has been an economic giant but a marginal military power. That's changing.
Germany: Weakening Firewall Threatens Efforts to Contain Russia
The recent surge in support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) challenges one post-World War II norm while the German government is trying to overturn another
Keepers of the Flame
In Iran, the United States confronted a regime whose spine was stiffened in part by revolutionary fervor. Military action against Cuba could encounter the same source of implacability.
In the Iran War, China Sees a Familiar Strategic Opening
After September 11, Beijing declared a “period of strategic opportunity” created by US military overextension in the Middle East and Central Asia. The Iran war may be creating another such window.
