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Paul Poast

Kamala Harris' Foreign Policy Won't Just Be More of the Same

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

What will be the “Harris Doctrine”? Paul Poast weighs in.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention
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US Foreign Policy

In Ukraine and Gaza, a Wider War Is Getting Less Likely, Not More

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Paul Poast

"If the belligerents wanted a wider war, they would have already started one," Paul Poast argues.

Ukrainian soldiers fire toward Russian position on the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region
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Global Politics

Academic IR Can't Save the World, but It's a Good Place to Start

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Paul Poast

Solutions to global challenges require addressing the underlying political, societal, economic and behavioral factors driving them, Paul Poast writes.

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US Foreign Policy

There Was No Biden Doctrine. That’s the Point

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Paul Poast

"Far from being an idealist driven to spread democracy, commerce, protection of human rights or some other value, Biden is a practitioner of realpolitik," Paul Poast argues.

Joe Biden speaks at Fort Liberty
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US Foreign Policy

Trump Has Nothing New to Say on Foreign Policy

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Paul Poast

Trump's foreign policy platform is "essentially a rerun of the script he used the first time around," Paul Poast writes.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Turning Point Believers' Summit
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US Foreign Policy

India May Not Have What It Takes to Be a Great Power

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“Being welcomed into the great power club is as much about perception as it is about reality," Paul Poast writes.

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Global Politics

The US President Doesn’t Need Legal Immunity to Be Imperial

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Paul Poast

"Presidents have a long history of both expanding and testing the limits of their powers," Paul Poast writes.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign event
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US Foreign Policy

A Rush to Form Alliances Is Always a Bad Sign

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Multilateral wars are often preceded by rapid movements toward alliance formation and consolidation, Paul Poast writes.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands after signing a comprehensive strategic partnership
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Defense and Security

Washington's 'China Consensus' Masks a Deeper Debate

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Paul Poast unpacks various arguments about whether China's rise poses an actual threat to the United States.

President Joe Biden Meets with China's President President Xi Jinping
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US Foreign Policy

The G7 Could Be in Its Death Throes—again

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Paul Poast evaluates the future of the grouping as it holds its 50th meeting.

G7 leaders meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
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Global Politics