From Iran to Taiwan, from Ukraine to China, Trevor Filseth, Defense and National Security Managing Editor of The National Interest, examines a world under growing military pressure. He warns of ...

The American president’s reluctance to confront Russia may reflect a larger geopolitical calculation. But his contempt for European leadership could be making him indifferent to the very conflict that ...

When the First Intifada erupted in December 1987, Israel initially treated it as a wave of public disorder that could be suppressed through military force. Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin adopted a ...

China insists it is a neutral actor in the Middle East. However, recent reports suggesting it is helping Iran rebuild its air defenses tell a very different story. Whether those reports are ultimately ...

The unusual request by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) for new ideas on action against Iran offers a rare glimpse into the dead end into which the American campaign has drifted. According to a CNN ...

As long as the Bashar Al-Assad regime remained in power, the tension between Turkey and Israel was largely understood through the Palestinian question, Hamas, the war in Gaza, and the mutual harsh ...

In this conversation with Jacob Heilbrunn, Michael Mandelbaum explores American exceptionalism, opposition to war, the limits of interventionism and the nuclear risks posed by weakening US alliances.

Climate finance is growing — but it won’t solve energy poverty unless we finance the diverse energy portfolios that developing economies actually need. When nearly 200 countries adopted the Belém ...

An avalanche rocked American politics last week. Across New York City, candidates affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) won closely-watched Democratic Party primary contests.

The collapse of a regime is mechanical; the birth of a nation is spiritual and intellectual. The collapse of Iran’s Islamic Republic in early 2026 marks more than the fall of a regime. It represents ...

The first lesson of this war is not only about Iran. It is also about the strategic depth, moral seriousness, and resilience of the relationship between the United States and Israel. For too long, ...

The fall of Iran’s Islamic regime is not reform—it is a rupture. It dismantles Tehran’s axis of resistance across the Middle East while redirecting jihadist activity into Africa’s fragile states. From ...