Why Putin Isn’t Thriving in Trump’s Anarchic World; Venezuela, Iran, and the Dicey Politics of Military Intervention; How the Assault on Venezuela Threatens Trump’s Promise
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Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, December 2025

The Limits of Russian Power

Why Putin Isn’t Thriving in Trump’s Anarchic World

By Michael Kimmage and Hanna Notte

 

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An apartment building damaged by U.S. strikes, Catia La Mar, Venezuela, January 2026

Strength Over Peace

Venezuela, Iran, and the Dicey Politics of Military Intervention

By Jeffrey A. Friedman

 
Finland's President Alexander Stubb holds an interview with Reuters at the Embassy of Finland in Washington, D.C., U.S. October 9, 2025. 

How to Navigate the Shifting International Order

A Conversation With Finnish President Alexander Stubb

The Foreign Affairs Interview

 
U.S. President Donald Trump at a press conference, Palm Beach, Florida, January 2026

The Fate of “America First”

How the Assault on Venezuela Threatens Trump’s Promise

By Reid Smith

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