“In nearly every industry, the United States’ most transformative innovations over the last eight decades depended on government funding, because the government was the most patient and reliable actor willing to take on risks for the public benefit.” www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/trump...Mostrar mais

“Most Ukrainians see continuing to fight as incomparably better than the terror of Russian occupation.” @ngumenyuk explains why Ukrainians are likely to stay committed to the war, however high the cost: fam.ag/41aFG4T

Chinese leaders expect that the Trump administration’s policies will dismantle the foundations of U.S. global hegemony—and create an opportunity for Beijing to expand its influence farther and faster, writes Yun Sun. www.foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-trump-...Mostrar mais

With Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s latest power grab, which effectively removed his most formidable challenger from politics, Turkey has become a full, Russian-style autocracy, writes @gonultol. www.foreignaffairs.com/turkey/turkey-now-f...Mostrar mais

“Most Ukrainians see continuing to fight as incomparably better than the terror of Russian occupation.” @ngumenyuk explains why Ukrainians are likely to stay committed to the war, however high the cost: fam.ag/41aFG4T

“Most Ukrainians see continuing to fight as incomparably better than the terror of Russian occupation.” @ngumenyuk explains why Ukrainians are likely to stay committed to the war, however high the cost: fam.ag/41aFG4T

“Most Ukrainians see continuing to fight as incomparably better than the terror of Russian occupation.” @ngumenyuk explains why Ukrainians are likely to stay committed to the war, however high the cost: fam.ag/41aFG4T

If Russia topples Kyiv, the United States will need to “spend $808 billion more on defense over the next five years than it has budgeted,” writes Elaine McCusker. www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/price-russi...Mostrar mais

“The United States has begun to move closer to Russia, as populism, cronyism, and corruption have sapped the strength of American democracy,” wrote Fiona Hill in a 2021 essay. www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/fiona-hill-p...Mostrar mais

“Pax Americana is gone. Born with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the U.S.-led international rules-based order died with the second inauguration of Donald J. Trump.” www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/price...Mostrar mais

“Misguided prosecutions of Chinese-born scientists at American universities have sent a chill through the foreign-born scientific community and have driven some of its best and brightest minds to return to China out of fear.” www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2022...Mostrar mais

“Putin has no interest in a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine,” writes @apolyakova. To bring about an end to the conflict, the incoming Trump administration must implement a maximum pressure campaign on Russia. fam.ag/4fA3S4t

“Allowing Russia to defeat Ukraine would cost the United States about seven times more than preventing a Russian victory,” writes Elaine McCusker. “Aiding Ukraine, then, is clearly the right financial decision.” fam.ag/41xGDEL

“To be blunt: for much of the world, it appears that Washington doesn’t value the lives of Palestinian children as much as it values the lives of Israelis or Ukrainians.” trib.al/d7EocVo

“Attacking the ICC shows that the United States supports global justice only when applied to its adversaries. And in doing so, it suggests that Washington’s commitment to the rule of law extends only so far as its short-term naked self-interest allows.” trib.al/dKa9RHg

“Ukraine’s campaign to destroy Russia’s oil refining capacity is putting exactly the kind of pressure on Moscow that the U.S.-led sanctions regime was designed for but has had limited success in delivering.” trib.al/Iq58AOh

“Putin evidently still wishes to subjugate all of Ukraine, not occupy a portion of the country’s territory. The idea that Ukraine can trade land for peace and thus remain free on the land it controls is a fantasy.” trib.al/Y0v27Mo

“Whatever the price of helping Ukraine is, it’s cheaper than fixing the world if Ukraine doesn’t win.” Listen to the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” featuring a conversation with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs @DmytroKuleba: trib.al/CqVJyPt

It is time for Ukraine’s partners to part with their halfhearted strategy of support—and pivot to an offensive approach that provides Kyiv with the weapons necessary to gain the upper hand on the battlefield, argues @n_roettgen. trib.al/mNpQsf3

“Ukraine’s partners should move from a half-hearted to a full-throated offensive strategy that provides the embattled country with all the weapons necessary to gain the upper hand and push back Russian forces,” argues @n_roettgen. trib.al/FfsHY1Y

“If democracy is allowed to fall in Ukraine, U.S. adversaries will perceive weakness, understanding that aggression pays. The price tag for defending U.S. national security against such threats would be many times higher than the one for supporting Kyiv.” trib.al/akfWdLU

A new survey conducted by @ArabBarometer’s @AmaneyJamal and @mdhrobbins shortly before Hamas’s October 7 attack indicated that Gazans desire political change—and that, by and large, Gazans did not share Hamas’s goal of eliminating the state of Israel. trib.al/T4OkyFS

“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must resign immediately if Israel is to have any chance of rebounding from the destruction he has wreaked on its security, economy, and society.” trib.al/v8plIt6

On the eve of Hamas’s October 7 attack, Gazans had very little confidence in their Hamas-led government, according to a newly released survey conducted by @ArabBarometer, @AmaneyJamal, and @mdhrobbins. www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/what-palesti...

Read Fiona Hill on how the convergence of Russian and U.S. politics reached a peak under the Trump administration—and what U.S. policymakers today should be doing to reverse this trend and shore up American defenses against Russian interference. trib.al/658eV6F

“If Russia wins and Ukraine falls, Central Europe may well be next.” @P_Fiala, @MorawieckiM, and @eduardheger—prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia, respectively—urge the West to stay the course in Ukraine. trib.al/EnlE5uL

“Putin still believes that time is on his side.” Russia's president expects that the West will gradually lose interest in helping Ukraine—and the United States and its partners must prove him wrong, writes @McFaul. trib.al/QzbhG8h

As the world’s democracies confront shared global challenges and a brewing fight against authoritarianism, Taiwan seeks to be—and in many ways already is—part of the solution, writes Taiwanese President @iingwen. trib.al/2ngAYoi

Ukrainians will fight with or without new advanced weapons, with or without harsher sanctions, and with or without money to help them run their country—and the West should help them win as swiftly as possible, writes @McFaul. trib.al/OkEQstA

Putin has no interest in a fight with NATO, but that doesn’t mean that Moscow isn’t willing to play a dangerous game of chicken with the West—and the likelihood that this game will end in tragedy will grow as the war drags on, writes @AVindman. trib.al/bNti1MV

.@AVindman argues that Washington should help Kyiv bring the war with Russia to a swift and decisive end—and explains how preparing to retake Crimea will create an opening for diplomatic talks with Moscow. trib.al/cZsacO8

.@AVindman argues that Washington should give Ukraine the weapons and assistance it needs to credibly threaten to take Crimea by force—and consequently force Putin to the negotiating table. trib.al/IpVLH2A

.@McFaul argues that the West must help Kyiv put more pressure on Moscow, including by making it more difficult for Russian companies to engage in financial transactions with the outside world. trib.al/gSJVXoE

By helping Ukraine to prepare to retake Crimea, the West can force Putin to the negotiating table and create an opening for diplomatic talks, writes @AVindman. trib.al/g4wKqII

It is not the collapse of Putin’s regime that Washington should fear—but the regime’s continued survival, write @Kasparov63 and @mbk_center. trib.al/WRYIgEy

The Biden administration seems to fear the chaos that could accompany a decisive Kremlin defeat—but rather than destabilizing Russia and its neighbors, a Ukrainian victory would boost the cause of democracy worldwide, write @Kasparov63 and @mbk_center. trib.al/NKWqe6T

Putin’s regime is living on borrowed time—and if the West holds firm, the Russian leader’s hold on power will likely collapse in the near future, write @Kasparov63 and @mbk_center. trib.al/8khwDTY

“Resistance to Russia—and rejection of the kinds of distasteful compromises that might bring the war to a swift end—should also be understood as evidence of the abiding power of ideals and principles in geopolitics.” trib.al/AqdUQnT

“The GOP is no longer a party based on ideas or policies but something more akin to a cult.” trib.al/YjFuLCn

A new nuclear deal with Iran would contradict President Biden’s forceful condemnation of the regime’s crackdown on protesters—and fund the same authorities who are brutally attacking citizens in the streets, writes @AlinejadMasih. trib.al/RrpghiS

“The United States and other countries have pressed for a cessation of hostilities and sought to negotiate humanitarian access to Tigray, but they have largely ignored the horrors in the west of the region. They can no longer afford to look away.” trib.al/gFwbG90

Washington can and should do more to ensure a Ukrainian victory, writes @AVindman. First, it must abandon the hope for a stable relationship with Russia—and discard the desire to see Ukraine compromise for the sake of a negotiated peace. trib.al/kBwqJmU

The risk that a Ukrainian victory would lead to dangerous Russian retaliation is overblown, writes @AVindman. The risks of a Russian victory are far greater—and would entail irreversible damage to the liberal order, security norms, and global stability. trib.al/Kkguars

Despite doubts in Washington that Kyiv can secure a victory, Ukraine is capable of beating Russia in this war, writes @AVindman. The United States must give Ukraine the support it needs to bring the war to a close as soon as possible. trib.al/yi097Ke

If Finland and Sweden join NATO, they will bring substantial defense capabilities that will alter the security architecture of northern Europe and help deter further Russian aggression, writes former Swedish Prime Minister @carlbildt. trib.al/448imyH

The Ukrainian military will run short on weapons long before its manpower is exhausted or morale breaks, write @AVindman and @DomCruzBus. But the West has the resources to ensure that Ukraine has the supplies it needs to prevail in this fight. trib.al/0bsNPia

“India is the only big power that can draw on decades of friendship to pressure Moscow. That means New Delhi is uniquely positioned not just to shore up its own geopolitical position but also to prevent a deeply destabilizing and violent conflict.” trib.al/owotXUi

Fiona Hill writes on how the convergence of Russian and U.S. politics reached a peak under the Trump administration—and what U.S. policymakers today should be doing to reverse this trend and shore up American defenses against Russian interference. trib.al/tRRTrLZ

U.S. policymakers failed to contain the rapid rise of China. Now, they confront a competitor that may be even more powerful than the Soviet Union at the peak of the Cold War, argues John J. Mearsheimer. trib.al/oBOljin

“​​The fire was already burning; all Putin had to do was pour on some gasoline.” Read Fiona Hill on how President Trump’s approach to politics helped Moscow exploit divisions in the United States. trib.al/Y44zV88