Washington still fields “the world’s most capable force of aircraft, warships, and submarines,” writes Isaac Kardon. But “the efficacy of U.S. military power in contested littoral zones” is eroding.
“The American president who comes after Trump should set out to update, improve, and sell the idea of an enlightened and U.S.-led world where leadership, rules, values, institutions, and norms still matter,” writes Philip Gordon.
America depends on global order—and can restore it.
“When Beijing casts structural problems as technical hurdles or pressures from abroad, it limits the reforms it is willing to pursue while offloading responsibility,” writes Francesca Ghiretti.
Restoring transatlantic trust will require “a long-term change in the tone and behavior of U.S. leaders over multiple electoral cycles,” argues David Gioe. “It will not simply reappear after Trump leaves office.”
“The U.S. military needs to work more closely with its allies to meet the challenges they share with Washington,” argues Thomas Mahnken. “Otherwise, the United States risks stretching itself too thin in an increasingly dangerous world.”
On the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview,” Philip Gordon and Mara Karlin discuss how U.S. allies have reacted to Trump’s cajoling and threats over the course of his second term—and how those responses will shape the future of U.S. power.
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Without regional cooperation, the United Arab Emirates “faces a future not of strategic autonomy as it craves but of dependence on political decisions made in the United States and Israel,” writes @andrewleber.bsky.social.
The crisis between Washington and Europe may be a blessing in disguise.
Americans see local consent for U.S. military intervention as not only a “practical concern” but also as a “matter of moral principle,” writes @janinadill.bsky.social.
“Thanks to U.S. sanctions and Havana’s internal mismanagement,” Cuba is “facing economic disaster,” writes Ricardo Zuniga. How can the island escape this crisis?
How Americans think about U.S. military interventions.
Overseas bases make the United States more likely “to default to military action,” writes @profrachelmetz.bsky.social. “If war were harder to wage, perhaps Washington would wage fewer unwise wars.”
Overseas bases make the U.S. military dominant—and more likely to blunder into war.
