Essays May 2023

Guatemala’s Hollowed-Out Democracy Faces a Test

On June 25, just over 9 million Guatemalans went to the polls to elect a president, vice president, members of congress,...
Essays May 2023

Jake Sullivan’s Moment

Jake Sullivan was 44 when President Biden named him as national security advisor, the youngest American national security...
Essays April 2023

The Lessons We Should Have Learned from the First Lebanon War

Three former US military officers recently reflected in these pages on the “The Lessons We Should have Learned from...
Essays April 2023

Haiti’s Perfect Storm:
And How to Get Out of It

Haiti has for decades been in a perfect storm of internal challenges – earthquakes, floods, poor governance and now a...
Print Issues April 2023

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Essays April 2023

Egypt’s Economic Challenge

Egypt’s army specializes in executing set-piece operations. In 1973, the army had the idea of using water cannons to...
Essays April 2023

US – India Relations:
Growing Military Cooperation, Lagging Economic Ties – and Managing the Russia Problem

India and the United States have overcome the distance and suspicions that arose out of India’s refusal to align itself...
Essays April 2023

South America’s Two Leftist Heavyweights Share Goals but Not Tactics

The new presidents of Colombia and Brazil, the two most prominent leaders in South America, are both looking to shake up...
Afghanistan April 2023

Mike McCaul’s Hard Line on the Afghanistan Papers

Everyone recognizes that America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 was a chaotic mess. Even the Biden administration,...
Essays April 2023

American Policy and the Israeli Domestic Debate

On March 29, a few hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pressed pause on his government’s plan to overhaul...

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