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Juneteenth and the Enforcement of Lincoln's Founding Idea
The Emancipation Proclamation and the Limits of a War Measure
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The Quad's New Purpose: Building the Coalition China's Supply Chain Monopoly Made Necessary
Multilateralism in the Trump Age
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The End of the Ukrainian Stalemate
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The Multipolar Era Has Arrived
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How Drones Broke the Post-War Order
The distinction between real and perceived vulnerability has collapsed.
May 12
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Ukraine Holds the Line, Barely
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What holds the United States together is an idea, and that idea is in trouble.
May 4
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The Iran War’s Lesson on Energy Security Has a Catch
The Iran war accelerated the global push toward renewables, but this trades one chokepoint for another. The minerals required to build them are refined…
Apr 24
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Pakistan and the Art of the Middle Power Broker
What it reveals about diplomacy in a multipolar world
Apr 21
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Asymmetric War at Lexington and Concord
250 years ago, a colonial militia battled the world's greatest empire
Apr 17
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Artificial Intelligence and Global Education | Current History Podcast #8
Watch now | Artificial intelligence and digital technology are reshaping higher education worldwide, disrupting how students are assessed, fragmenting…
Apr 15
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Too Slow to Win: How America's Drone Bureaucracy Is Losing the Most Important Military Race of Our Time
Guest contributer Armin Aryafar writes on defense procurement, emerging technology, and geopolitics.
Apr 13
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Ukraine as a Drone Superpower
The World Takes Notice of Its Most Battle-Tested Drone Army
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Amphibious Warfare and the Limits of Optimism
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Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Are Becoming a Foreign Policy Tool
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