“The United States has this extraordinary power to hold our partners to the highest standards of international law, and we’re not using it.”

Listen to the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” featuring a conversation with Oona Hathaway:
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If re-elected, Trump is likely to weaken or terminate the United States’ defense commitment to Europe—and the consequences for both Ukraine and NATO would be disastrous, write Hans Binnendijk, R. D. Hooker, Jr., and Alexander Vershbow.
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It is time for Kyiv’s Western partners to describe their goal in Ukraine as a decisive Ukrainian victory and Russian defeat—and focus on helping Ukraine’s defense industry get fully up to speed, write Andriy P. Zagorodnyuk and Eliot A Cohen.
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How can the United States help lower the temperature between Israel and Iran?
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“These lines that were supposed to be these bright lines between civilian and combatant are getting blurrier and blurrier.” Listen to the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” featuring a conversation with Oona Hathaway:
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As tensions between Beijing and Washington continue to grow, both sides must take steps to make outright conflict less likely—and to find collaborative ways to confront shared challenges, writes Zhou Bo.
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“Even a stagnant China can cause serious problems for Washington, economically and strategically.” Read Evan Medeiros on the dangers of assuming that Chinese power is in decline:
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“Human rights enforcement is more likely to succeed when countries pressure their friends and allies,” writes Rochelle Terman. “When it comes to Israel, that responsibility falls squarely on the United States.”
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Should the United States abandon NATO, it would weaken the alliance’s capacity to deter further Russian aggression—and Putin would be tempted to act more brazenly in the future, write Hans Binnendijk, R. D. Hooker, Jr., and Alexander Vershbow.
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If conflict breaks out on the Korean peninsula, Washington will be obligated to come to Seoul’s defense against Pyongyang, writes Sue Mi Terry. How can the United States avoid being drawn into a war with a nuclear-armed rogue state?
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In response to the International Criminal Court’s proceedings against Israeli officials, the United States should encourage Israel to undertake its own genuine investigation of its actions in Gaza, argues Oona Hathaway.
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“Rural communities in many parts of Europe have long suffered due to national policies that have left many parts of the countryside struggling with poor infrastructure and limited access to essential public services.”
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What drives the rise and fall of great powers?
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“The Iran that exists today is very different from the one that existed when Raisi came to power just three years ago.”
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“The Biden administration’s willingness to employ measures that could materially constrain Israel’s behavior reflected its growing frustration with Israel’s war in Gaza.”

Read Dahlia Scheindlin on the future of the U.S.-Israeli relationship:
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Listen to the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” featuring Oona Hathaway in conversation with deputy editor Kate Brannen:
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“China is attempting to choke off Taiwan’s control of surrounding waters and airspace and limit its ability to make autonomous military, diplomatic, and economic decisions,” warn Jennifer Kavanagh and Isaac B. Kardon.
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It is time for the United Nations to help put Palestinians on a pathway toward statehood—and it can start by establishing a trusteeship for Palestine, argue Lloyd Axworthy, Michael Manulak, Allan Rock.
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“A decisive Russian defeat may indeed spell the end of Putinism, leaving Russia in a state of political uncertainty. But it is not the task of the West to save a criminal regime from collapsing.”
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Read Taiwanese Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu on China’s efforts to lower the potential cost of annexing Taiwan—and how the United States and other democracies can help maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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