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A nighttime view of northern Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula was captured by the Expedition 49 crew aboard the International Space Station.

Former U.S. diplomat says now is the time for a “grand bargain” in the Middle East

May 21, 2025

Mike Pompeo pictured speaking with Nick Burns, Robert Mnookin, Meghan L. O’Sullivan, and James Sebenius.

Pompeo warns against U.S. pulling back from global leadership role

May 08, 2025

Joseph Nye

Joseph Nye, Harvard professor, developer of “soft power” theory, and an architect of modern international relations, dies at 88

May 07, 2025

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Russia-Ukraine War

Ukrainian flags placed on Ukrainian soldiers' graves at a cemetery as people visit the graves of their relatives amid Russia-Ukraine war in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Lessons from a year of war in Ukraine

February 21, 2023

Black and white headshots of professors Stephen Walt, Matt Bunn, and Erica Chenoweth with a red bar over top.

Vexing questions about the causes, ramifications, and endgame of Russia’s war on Ukraine

January 06, 2023

O’Sullivan and Frankel: How the sanctions on Putin’s Russia are reshaping the world economic order

March 17, 2022

Research

Transnational and Transgovernmental Relations

By Joseph Nye

2025

My subject within the series topic of New Dimensions of World Politics is the role of transnational and transgovernmental relations.

How Europe Should Deal With Trump

By Stephen Walt

May 7, 2025

It’s time to take great-power politics seriously.

How the United States Can Regain the World’s Trust

By Stephen Walt

April 21, 2025

Four steps the country’s next generation of leaders should be thinking about.

How to Ruin a Country

By Stephen Walt

April 7, 2025

A step-by-step guide to Donald Trump’s destruction of U.S. foreign policy.

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Experts

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Wendy Sherman

Global Pride: Foreign Policy and LGBTQI+ Rights

June 02, 2025

A woman with long dark hair stands with her arms crossed looking to the right in front of a blue background

The State of the Homeland with Juliette Kayyem

April 17, 2025

Alina

Surviving Mariupol: A Firsthand Account of the Russian Invasion in Ukraine

April 14, 2025

Professor Joe Nye coined the term “soft power.” He says America’s is in decline under Trump.

April 08, 2025

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