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The Multipolar Era Has Arrived
For most of the past century, the organizing question of global politics was straightforward: what are the great powers doing, and what do they want.
May 21
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Ken Briggs
How Drones Broke the Post-War Order
The distinction between real and perceived vulnerability has collapsed.
May 12
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Armin Aryafar
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Ken Briggs
The Soul of the Nation at 250
What holds the United States together is an idea, and that idea is in trouble.
May 4
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Ken Briggs
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April 2026
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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Ken Briggs
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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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Ken Briggs
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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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Ken Briggs
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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Ken Briggs
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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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Armin Aryafar
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Ukraine as a Drone Superpower
The World Takes Notice of Its Most Battle-Tested Drone Army
Apr 10
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Ken Briggs
Amphibious Warfare and the Limits of Optimism
Case studies in what happens when planning meets reality
Apr 8
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Ken Briggs
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The New Nuclear Diplomacy
Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Are Becoming a Foreign Policy Tool
Apr 6
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Ken Briggs
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Taiwan Is Watching Iran. So Is Beijing
While America Fights One War, It May Be Signaling the Start of Another
Apr 4
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Ken Briggs
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