Think Tanks
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What comes after New START?
En: Think TanksBackground and Context New START expired on February 5, 2026, ending limits on U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear forces. President Trump aims for a new, improved, modernized arms agreement that…
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How to Survive in a Multialigned World
En: Think TanksThe Indian Way of Strategic Diversification Tanvi Madan | Foreign Affairs, January/February 2026 In How to Survive in a Multialigned World, Tanvi Madan examines how India navigates an era defined…
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Latin America’s Revolution of the Right
The Forces Remaking the Region in the Age of Trump Brian Winter | Foreign Affairs, January/February 2026 The rise of the Latin America right reflects a broader political transformation unfolding…
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The Allies After America
In Search of Plan B Philip H. Gordon & Mara Karlin | Foreign Affairs, January/February 2026 The concept of Allies After America captures growing concern among U.S. partners about long-term…
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The West’s Last Chance
En: Think TanksHow to Build a New Global Order Before It’s Too Late Alexander Stubb | Foreign Affairs, January/February 2026 In The West’s Last Chance, Alexander Stubb argues that Western democracies face…
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From service to cash to service: Back to the future or evolution?
En: Think TanksHistorical Foundations of Social Protection Systems Initially, social protection centered mainly on services and in-kind assistance, especially for people unable to work. As governments developed modern welfare states, income support…
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How the Big Beautiful Bill hurts the care economy
The Care Economy’s Importance The U.S. care economy includes paid and unpaid labor supporting children, elderly adults, and people with disabilities. It grows as the population ages. Moreover, immigrant workers…
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Harnessing the blue economy for growth and prosperity: The Cabo Verde experience
En: Think TanksVision and Opportunity Cabo Verde’s ocean is both a defining feature and vast economic opportunity. The surrounding Atlantic spans more than 200 times its land area, offering enormous potential. This…
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How Mexican cartels are using drones, now and in the future
Drone Use in Criminal Strategy Carteles first adopted drones for reconnaissance, monitoring law enforcement, rivals, and civilian movement patterns. Furthermore, this use expanded into territorial control and intimidation of local…
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Postcard from Dhaka: The women battling the scrap heap
En: Think TanksIn Dhaka, Bangladesh, thousands of women work in informal textile-waste sorting centers, known locally as jhut yards, where they sift through discarded cloth scraps brought from across the country. These…
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What is Hamas?
En: Think TanksHamas is a Palestinian Islamist political and militant organization founded in the late 1980s during the First Intifada. It grew out of the Muslim Brotherhood movement and combines religious ideology…
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The Weakness of the Strongmen
En: Think TanksWhat Really Threatens Authoritarians? Foreign Affairs | January/February 2026 In The Weakness of the Strongmen, the author challenge the common belief that authoritarian leaders are politically invincible. Although strongmen often…
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Seabed zero: Baltic sabotage and the global risk to undersea infrastructure
En: Think TanksCritical Undersea Infrastructure and Vulnerabilities Undersea networks carry nearly all global internet traffic and most military communications. Shallow seas make cables easy targets for anchor damage or deliberate interference. Recent…
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The Price of American Authoritarianism
What Can Reverse Democratic Decline? Steven Levitsky | Foreign Affairs, January/February 2026 In The Price of American Authoritarianism, Steven Levitsky examines the erosion of democratic norms in the United States…
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The Illiberal International
En: Think TanksAuthoritarian Cooperation Is Reshaping the Global Order Nic Cheeseman, Matías Bianchi & Jennifer Cyr | Foreign Affairs, January/February 2026 In The Illiberal International, Nic Cheeseman, Matías Bianchi, and Jennifer Cyr…
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How China Wins the Future
Beijing’s Strategy to Seize the New Frontiers of Power Elizabeth Economy | Foreign Affairs, January/February 2026 In How China Wins the Future, the author examines how Beijing is positioning itself…
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China’s Long Economic War
How Beijing Builds Leverage for Indefinite Competition Zongyuan Zoe Liu | Foreign Affairs, January/February 2026 In China’s Long Economic War, the author argues that Beijing’s strategy toward global competition is…
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The End of the Israel Exception
En: Think TanksA New Paradigm for American Policy Andrew P. Miller | Foreign Affairs, January/February 2026 In The End of the Israel Exception, Andrew P. Miller argues that U.S. policy toward Israel…
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Foreign Affairs – January/February 2026
En: Think TanksVolume 105, Number 1 The January/February 2026 issue of Foreign Affairs examines a world shaped by democratic strain, authoritarian cooperation, and strategic uncertainty. Across regions, the essays explore whether the…
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Venezuela’s Democratic Transition Needs Women, Including Machado
En: Think TanksVenezuela’s democratic future depends on recognizing women as central political actors, not merely witnesses to the country’s future. Women have played a decisive role in resisting authoritarianism, organizing communities and…
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Timeline: U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Control
En: Think TanksThe history of U.S.–Russia nuclear arms control reflects decades of cooperation and rivalry shaped by shifting geopolitical tensions. During the early Cold War, both countries raced to build up large…
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The Danger of Renewed U.S. Interest in the GERD
En: Think TanksThe Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has become one of the most sensitive geopolitical disputes in Africa, reshaping relations between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan. Built on the Blue Nile, the…
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The AI Divide
How U.S.-Chinese Competition Could Leave Most Countries Behind As artificial intelligence becomes central to global economic and strategic power, a divide is emerging that could leave many countries behind. Its…
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The West vs the West at the Munich Security Conference
En: Think TanksSetting the Stage At the 2026 MSC, global leaders gathered amid growing geopolitical tensions and unease about traditional Western alliances and shared security goals. Rubio’s Address: A New Tone Initially,…
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U.S. – Taiwan Trade Agreement Leaves Major Questions Open
Overview of the Reciprocal Trade Agreement The United States and Taiwan finalized a reciprocal trade pact that cuts tariffs on Taiwan goods and expands market access for U.S. exports. Under…
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Paths Forward After Trump Repeals EPA Greenhouse Gas Protection
Context: EPA and the Endangerment Finding In 2009, a key U.S. environmental rule concluded that greenhouse gases harm public health and welfare, giving the government authority to regulate those emissions.…
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The House Votes to Rein in Trump’s Canada Tariffs
Vote to Reverse Canada Tariffs The House of Representatives voted 219 – 211 to revoke tariffs tied to a national emergency declaration on Canada. Consequently, six Republicans joined nearly all…
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Iran Regime Attempts Creative Negotiating Stance
Context and Diplomatic Setting Indirect nuclear talks between the United States and Iran have begun anew in Oman, adhering chiefly to Iran’s conditions rather than Washington’s demands. These discussions occur…
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Tracking Trump’s Trade Deals
Redefining U.S. Trade Policy Since early 2025, sweeping tariff threats sparked a global rush to negotiate new trade arrangements with the United States. Instead of implementing high tariffs, baseline rates…
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Nukes Without Limits? A New Era After the End of New START
End of Limits The New START nuclear arms control treaty expired on February 5, 2026, ending decades of mutual limits between the United States and Russia. Consequently, both nations now…