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Last Best Hope: The West's Final Chance to Build a Better World Order

In the News
Foreign Affairs
Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder and James Lindsay argue that the West must form a G-12 alliance to “turn its newfound unity into a broader effort to save the rules-based order.”

G7 Meeting in Brussels in front of flags and a brick wall.
Reuters
Defense and Security

What Has the United States Sent to Ukraine so Far?

BLOG
Running Numbers by Ethan Kessler

Roughly $24 billion in military aid has been authorized for Ukraine since August—dwarfing total US assistance to the country in all previous years.

Reuters
Defense and Security

Russia's Shadow Army in Africa

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Why are governments across Africa working with the Wagner Group and what does this mean for peace and stability on the continent? Elizabeth Shackelford and Federica Saini Fasanotti discuss.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference with Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdoulaye Diop, in Moscow, Russia.
REUTERS
Defense and Security

To Beat Russian Influence in Africa, the West Must Offer Something Better

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

“Wagner’s appeal comes as little surprise to those of us who have worked on the continent. Its engagement is transactional,” writes Elizabeth Shackelford.

Malian armed forces on military trucks.
Reuters
Defense and Security

In Major Shift, Swedish Public Supports NATO Membership

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Polling shows the Swedish public is keenly aware of the threat posed by Russia and favors a strong policy response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Sweden and NATO flags
Reuters
Defense and Security

A World of Power and Fear: What Critics of Realism Get Wrong

In the News
Foreign Affairs
Paul Poast

“Realism is the school of no hope, the curmudgeon of international relations thought,” writes Paul Poast in Foreign Affairs.

A view of the damage to a school gymnasium that was shelled, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Mykolaiv region
Reuters
Defense and Security

World Review: Biden's Summit of the Americas, China's Goals in the South Pacific, Updates on Ukraine

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Jamil Anderlini, Carla Anne Robbins, and Peter Spiegel join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Honduran President Xiomara Castro and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris meet for a bilateral meeting at the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Americans Recognize Cyber Threats, but Are Divided on Best Response

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Running Numbers by Zachary Leffel

Public opinion polling shows a lack of consensus about where cyberattacks fall within the escalatory ladder of conventional warfare.

Broken Ethernet cable in front of green binary code and words "cyber security"
Reuters
Tech and Science

How to End Russia's Black Sea Blockade

In the News
Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"The consequences of the blockade are severe," writes Ivo Daalder in Politico on how a naval escort might end Russia's Black Sea blockade.

Ships wait at a pier at the port of Constanta, the largest port of the Black Sea.
Reuters
Defense and Security

Ukrainians Unwilling to Give up National Territory

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Running Numbers by Emily Sullivan

While Ukrainians may be willing to give up on the idea of NATO membership, they will not accept their government ceding territory to Russia.

Ukrainian troops are pictured near the eastern Ukrainian town of Seversk
Reuters
Public Opinion