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Foreign Affairs, 1 Jul 2026

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Foreign Affairs is a bimonthly magazine and has been a leading forum for examining foreign policy, economic strategy and geopolitical developments in the U.S. since 1922. Published by the Council on Foreign Relations, the publication attracts contributions from scholars, diplomats, political leaders and subject-matter experts. Each issue contains long-form essays and analytical articles that provide context on current events and long-term trends shaping the global order. Topics span security, trade, diplomacy, governance, environmental issues and human rights, presented with measured, evidence-based analysis. The magazine’s editorial approach is rooted in intellectual rigour, with an emphasis on presenting diverse perspectives while upholding accuracy and balance. Special issues and thematic features explore emerging challenges, from technological disruption to regional conflict, ensuring continued relevance to contemporary debates. With its blend of academic depth and accessible prose, Foreign Affairs serves policymakers, researchers and engaged readers worldwide. Available on PressReader, it remains an authoritative source for understanding the complex interplay of nations and ideas.

In This Edition

ArticleLos­ing the War of the Future

Paul Scharre is Exec­ut­ive Vice Pres­id­ent at the Cen­ter for a New Amer­ican Secur­ity. He served in the U.S. Depart­ment of Defense in the George W. Bush and Obama admin­is­tra­tions and in the U.S. Army, with mul­tiple tours in Iraq and...

Los­ing the War of the Future

ArticleThe Mirage of China’s Mil­it­ary Edge

Den­nis Blair was Com­mander in Chief of U.S. Pacific Com­mand from 1999 to 2002 and Dir­ector of National Intel­li­gence from 2009 to 2010. From 2003 to 2007, he was Senior Mentor for Taiwan’s annual self-defense exer­cise. If China were to seize...

The Mirage of China’s Mil­it­ary Edge

ArticleThe Next Rus­sia Threat

The war in Ukraine, now in its fifth year, has reached another inflec­tion point. Rus­sian forces are vis­ibly strug­gling on the bat­tle­field as Kyiv’s strategy of mak­ing the war futile for Rus­sia is work­ing. But the future of European secur­ity...

The Next Rus­sia Threat

ArticleThe Middle East Power Para­dox

Throughout the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Wash­ing­ton has rel­ished the dis­play of its con­ven­tional mil­it­ary superi­or­ity. Pres­id­ent Don­ald Trump’s admin­is­tra­tion has boas­ted of its quant­it­at­ive achieve­ments: before the April 8...

The Middle East Power Para­dox

ArticleThe Strange Defeat of Nuc­lear Deterrence

ROSE GOTTEMOELLER is Wil­liam J. Perry Lec­turer at the Cen­ter for Inter­na­tional Secur­ity and Cooper­a­tion and a Research Fel­low at the Hoover Insti­tu­tion at Stan­ford Uni­versity. From 2016 to 2019, she served as Deputy Sec­ret­ary-Gen­eral of...

The Strange Defeat of Nuc­lear Deterrence

ArticleThe Broken Nuc­lear Umbrella

JENNIFER LIND is Asso­ciate Pro­fessor of Gov­ern­ment at Dart­mouth Col­lege and an Asso­ciate Fel­low at Chatham House. She is the author of Auto­cracy 2.0: How China’s Rise Rein­ven­ted Tyranny. DARYL G. PRESS is Fac­ulty Dir­ector of the...

The Broken Nuc­lear Umbrella