Demographic Decline, Political Paralysis, and the Fate of Great Powers; Palestinians Want a Two-State Solution; The Case for Economic Espionage
Foreign Affairs This Week

October 9, 2026 | View in Browser | Sponsored by Duke University Press

 

This week’s highlights:

- China’s Long Twilight by Carl Minzner

- Palestinians Want a Two-State Solution by Michael Robbins, Amaney A. Jamal, and Mark Tessler

- Russia’s Hybrid War Has Entered a Dangerous New Phase by Julianne Smith

- The Case for Economic Espionage by David S. Cohen

- Podcast: Julianne Smith discusses Russia’s escalation in Europe

- The Myth of Military Victory by Stephen Biddle, Sam Winter-Levy, and Yuri Zhukov

- The New Red Sea Wars by Alan Boswell

 

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At the Dongyue Temple in Beijing, February 2026

China’s Long Twilight

Demographic Decline, Political Paralysis, and the Fate of Great Powers

By Carl Minzner

 
Walking amid rubble, Gaza City, September 2026

Palestinians Want a Two-State Solution

Why a New Majority—Even in Gaza—Supports Compromise With Israel

By Michael Robbins, Amaney A. Jamal, and Mark Tessler

 
Russian President Vladimir Putin during military exercises in Chelyabinsk Region, Russia, October 2026

Russia’s Hybrid War Has Entered a Dangerous New Phase

And the West Has Done Far Too Little to Deter It

By Julianne Smith

 

The Case for Economic Espionage

America Should Spy On Foreign Companies to Help Its Own

By David S. Cohen

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