After 9/11, the United States went to war with al Qaeda—and threw away its political and moral advantages with a series of counterproductive and ill-considered decisions, write Michael Cohen, Christopher Preble, and Monica Duffy Toft. If Israel makes similar mistakes in its war against Hamas, it risks a similarly disastrous outcome.
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Read Charles King on the twentieth-century ideas that continue to influence U.S. foreign aid programs and democracy assistance—and why it is time for Washington to update its understanding of what drives social and political change:
The Real Washington Consensus
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The Thai military and monarchy are dictating which elected officials can assume their posts—and denying Thai citizens the ability to exercise a meaningful say in who runs their country, writes Tamara Loos. How long can the junta’s status quo persist?
The Thai Establishment Strikes Back
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Read Artyom Shraibman on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s ties to the Kremlin—and what his agreement to host Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus could mean for the future of the war in Ukraine.
Is Belarus the Real Beneficiary of Putin’s War?
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Trying to stop advances in artificial intelligence would be a mistake, argues former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy. To protect U.S. military superiority, the Pentagon needs to accelerate—not slow—its adoption of responsible AI.
AI Is Already at War
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To preserve Israeli democracy and establish a more lasting peace with the Palestinians, Israel must pave the way to a two-state solution—and Netanyahu must resign, argue Ami Ayalon, Gilead Sher, and Orni Petruschka.
Why Netanyahu Must Go
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Latin America’s isolation is both a blessing and a curse for the region, write Will Freeman and Ryan Berg. What are the advantages—and dangers—of the region’s distance from the international spotlight?
The Land That Geopolitics Forgot
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In this new compilation, Foreign Affairs’ editors have selected some of the magazine’s best recent analyses of Israel’s war in Gaza—and its potential impacts on Israel, the people of Gaza, and the region more broadly. Start reading here:
How to Understand Israel’s War in Gaza
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“People have been warning for many years that there was going to be an explosion among the Palestinians because of the conditions that they were living under.” Suzanne Maloney and Marc Lynch discuss the recent turmoil in the Middle East on “The Foreign Affairs Interview”:
Turmoil in the Middle East
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Why is violent conflict on the rise? Peter Salisbury and Emma Beals offer a new approach to building peace—and argue that leaders must empower local mediators, humanitarian organizations, and the private sector rather than relying on aid to solve problems:
A World at War
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