What Kyiv Needs to Survive; Why the Region Must Brace for a New Wave of Turbulence; What Happens When Oceans Are Up for Grabs
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Fleeing a building hit by a Russian drone, Kyiv, September 2026

Russia’s Plan to Break Ukraine

What Kyiv Needs to Survive

By Dmytro Kuleba

 

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A gas station in Santiago, Chile, March 2026

The Two Shocks Upending Latin America

Why the Region Must Brace for a New Wave of Turbulence

By Dan Restrepo and Ricardo Zuniga

 
In the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, September 2026  

The Scramble for the Open Seas

What Happens When Oceans Are Up for Grabs

By Michael Albertus

 

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing, May 2026

Trump and Xi Can’t Stop the U.S.-China Spiral

The Delusions of Summitry and the Limits of Personalist Diplomacy

By Orville Schell

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