“Moscow’s recent setbacks in the Middle East have clarified a basic fact obscured by Chinese and Russian talk of a special relationship,” write Michael McFaul and Abbas Milani. “Russia is a fair-weather friend.” foreignaffairs.com/russia/real-me…

“It is one thing for a world order to unravel slowly; it is quite another for the country that had a large hand in building it to take the lead in dismantling it,” wrote Richard N. Haass in a 2018 essay. foreignaffairs.com/world/how-worl…

“Nuclear weapons have never completely deterred war between nuclear powers.” Read Carter Malkasian on the erosion of nuclear deterrence—and the importance of de-escalation: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

As the Trump administration upends Washington’s existing partnerships, U.S. allies should band together to preserve the best elements of the U.S.-led world order, writes former Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

“Once states no longer expect one another to play by the rules, the system that depended on that expectation will crumble—not all at once, but piece by piece until it collapses altogether,” write Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

“Netanyahu may very well end up with a forever war in Gaza, unrest in the West Bank, and no progress toward normalization with Arab neighbors—all while Israel’s international image suffers like never before,” writes Dalia Dassa Kaye. foreignaffairs.com/israel/israels…

To be more than a hollow gesture, a renewed global push to recognize the state of Palestine must be accompanied by “real change on the ground,” write Marc Lynch and Shibley Telhami. foreignaffairs.com/palestinian-te…

To succeed in twenty-first-century conflicts, U.S. leaders will need to rethink their military strategies to consider the roles drones should play on the battlefield, write Jacquelyn Schneider and Julia Macdonald. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

“A pluralistic, multilateral global order might not quite live up to liberal aspirations, but it would foster transnational cooperation,” write Stacie Goddard, Ronald Krebs, Christian Kreuder-Sonnen, and Berthold Rittberger. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

The current establishment of the Republican Party backs Israel. Yet there is a different and increasingly voluble view of America’s alliance with the Jewish state emerging within the MAGA movement economist.com/united-states/…

“The Israeli strikes on Damascus underscore how Netanyahu is not only misreading the situation with his Arab neighbors but potentially with Trump,” writes Dalia Dassa Kaye. foreignaffairs.com/israel/israels…

“Wars without a clear political goal cannot be won,” writes Ami Ayalon. “The longer the vacuum in Israel’s planning persists, the more international actors will have to come together to prevent an even worse catastrophe than the one currently unfolding.” foreignaffairs.com/israel/israel-…

Read Suzanne Maloney on how the recent U.S. and Israeli attacks could shape Tehran’s strategy moving forward, including the future of its nuclear program: foreignaffairs.com/iran/irans-dan…

“If Belarus is free, Russia will no longer have the same military balcony in Europe, and that will reduce pressure on NATO’s eastern flank and lower the bloc’s defense costs,” writes Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. foreignaffairs.com/belarus/how-re…

Michael Johnston warns that Trump’s style of corruption will damage the United States’ democracy, expose the country to harmful influence from abroad, and ultimately be difficult to contain using familiar reform tactics. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

“Anticorruption efforts should become the main pillar of progressive and Democratic politics not only at home but also in foreign policy,” argue Casey Michel, Trevor Sutton, and Matt Duss. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

Read Sarah Bush and Jennifer Hadden on how NGOs became important political players after the Cold War—and how governments today are clawing power back from civil society: foreignaffairs.com/world/end-age-…

“Xi Jinping’s return to strongman politics means his succession is likely to follow the pattern set by Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, both of whom tried to select a successor who would rule as they would,” write Tyler Jost and Dan Mattingly. foreignaffairs.com/china/after-xi…

The falling out between America and India has prompted the emerging economic giant to think deeply about its present course. Where will things go next? econ.st/3UOStGj Photo: Getty Images

“The United States has to make a decision. It can forge a new transatlantic relationship that respects Europe’s interests. Or it can lose the world order to a triumvirate of autocracies: China, Russia, and Iran.” foreignaffairs.com/europe/beware-…