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Are We Better Off Than Before the War?
The US and Iran are close to a deal ending their war. That's good. But are we better off now than before the war?
May 24 • Ivo Daalder
The American Way of Losing Wars
Why does the most powerful military on earth keep losing the wars it starts? The answer isn't firepower. It's thinking.
4 hrs ago • Ivo Daalder
What Caught My Eye (no. 63)
Some interesting articles and podcasts that caught my eye this week
May 24 • Ivo Daalder
What is the Long-Term Impact of the Trump-Xi Summit?
NOTUS Perspectives asked 11 foreign policy experts this question. My take
May 23 • Ivo Daalder
World Review: Is Cuba Next? Taiwan in Trouble. Political Crisis in Britain
A synopsis of this week's edition of World Review
May 23 • Ivo Daalder
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America’s Strategic Alliance with Denmark and NATO
Jan 9 • Ivo Daalder
The Consequences of Taking Greenland
Jan 7 • Ivo Daalder
Is This the End of NATO?
Mar 31 • Ivo Daalder
Trump's Unserious — But Dangerous — National Security Strategy
Dec 6, 2025 • Ivo Daalder

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Iran’s Nuclear Stockpile — Reality vs What Could Have Been
President Trump will end the war with Iran once Tehran agrees not to possess nuclear weapons. That’s the situation that existed when Trump first became…
May 20 • Ivo Daalder
What Caught My Eye (no. 62)
Some interesting articles and podcasts that caught my eye this week
May 17 • Ivo Daalder
World Review: Trump in Beijing, Russia in Trouble, Stalemate in the Strait
A synopsis of this week's edition of World Review
May 16 • Ivo Daalder
Two Wars, One Stalemate: Why Neither Iran Nor Russia Will Fold Anytime Soon
The U.S. is overestimating its leverage in both conflicts — and the costs of that miscalculation are mounting — I told Bloomberg TV.
May 14 • Ivo Daalder
What Caught My Eye (no. 61)
Some interesting articles and podcasts that caught my eye this week
May 9 • Ivo Daalder
World Review: Justice in Syria, the Gulf Break-up, and Tensions Across the Atlantic
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