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Why the lessons of 9/11 matter in an age of hybrid escalation

US Sean Wiswesser - September 12, 2026.

Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, there is a lesson from that terrible morning that America and its allies cannot afford to forget: deterrence fails...

The Treasury assumes a larger role in US foreign policy

US Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - September 9, 2026.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on 8 September in Dallas that the US balance sheet would be used to pursue foreign policy goals. He...

Washington's fog of war may allow Trump to claim victory over Iran as he sees fit, but Americans don’t seem to be buying it

US James Oliphant - September 8, 2026.

The fog of war is a well-known phenomenon of battle. But this time, the fog is coming from inside the house. The White House. U.S. armed...

Trump bought Putin more time

US The Editorial Board - September 5, 2026.

On 4 September, Donald Trump announced that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were heading to Moscow and Kyiv with a new American “idea for peace”,...

Does Moscow believe Ratcliffe's warning and the consequences behind it?

Russia Sean Wiswesser - September 5, 2026.

There is something inherently counterintuitive about a U.S. intelligence chief secretly flying to Moscow to talk to the Russian intelligence services.  At a time when the...

Missouri held primary elections according to a map that never became law

US Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - September 4, 2026.

On 3 September, the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously ordered Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to certify a referendum on a new congressional map by 8...

The ‘techlash’ is here – and its implications for U.S. politics may be profound

US James Oliphant - September 1, 2026.

As the classic rock anthem goes, “There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear.” Americans are mad. Fighting mad. And the object of their...

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