US Can Recover from Messy End to War in Afghanistan

The message is unmistakable: there are no absolute guarantees and state sovereignty is conditional when it clashes with the interests of powerful states.

The more the US interferes, the more likely [Venezuela] would drift into chaos. If it does, it would be a bigger threat to the US than it is today, as it lies in its backyard.

[Trump's] attitude toward U.S.-Japan security and Indo-Pacific strategy is even softer than it was in the past.

[T]he Trump Corollary .... conveys the harsh imperial vision that will govern U.S. relations with the subcontinent.

The stabilization of Eastern Europe is only possible if Russia is sufficiently deterred.