May 29, 2026 | View in Browser
This week’s highlights:
- The Middle Power Delusion by Michael Beckley
- Trump’s Least Bad Option in Iran by Jennifer Kavanagh and Rosemary Kelanic
- Hormuz Is a Warning for the Indo-Pacific by Lynn Kuok
- The G-2 Reality by Zheng Wang
- Podcast: Thant Myint-U discusses how to prevent the next world war
- Japan’s Point of No Return by Daisuke Kawai
- Iran and the Forever War Trap by Lawrence D. Freedman
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The Middle Power Delusion
Not Choosing Is Not an Option
By Michael Beckley
Trump’s Least Bad Option in Iran
The Logic Behind a Limited Deal
By Jennifer Kavanagh and Rosemary Kelanic
Hormuz Is a Warning for the Indo-Pacific
The Coming Contest for Asia’s Waterways
By Lynn Kuok
The G-2 Reality
America and China Cannot Dominate or Exclude Each Other
By Zheng Wang
New Podcast Episode
How to Prevent the Next World War
A Conversation With Thant Myint-U
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Japan’s Point of No Return
