Orbán’s out in Hungary. Now what? 

Dispatches

Attacking Iran’s energy and water infrastructure is not a winning strategy

by Thomas S. Warrick

The Iranian regime uses a peculiar sense of symmetry in how it conducts military campaigns that cuts against the proposed US plan.

Dispatches

Trump’s path forward on Iran will determine US-Israeli war alignment

by Daniel B. Shapiro, Cleary Waldo

The US president faces three main options: pursue a negotiated off-ramp, adopt an ongoing attrition strategy, or “escalate to de-escalate” militarily. 

Dispatches

Resolving the Greenland challenge through shared responsibility

Focusing on shared responsibility through shared sovereignty would be to the mutual benefit of the United States, Denmark, Greenland, and NATO.

Dispatches

Trump may move on from Greenland. Europe won’t.

by Jörn Fleck, James Batchik

Trump’s willingness to engage in brinkmanship with Europe over Greenland will have a lasting impact on how the continent’s leaders approach relations with Washington.

Memo to…

Memo to the president: Steps to secure a prosperous, US-aligned Venezuela

by Jason Marczak, Ambassador James Story, General (ret.) Laura J. Richardson, and Geoff Ramsey

One month after Nicolás Maduro’s removal from power, Washington has significant leverage it can use in the short term to boost the odds of a stable, democratic Venezuela emerging in the long term. To that end, our experts lay out the tough asks the US government should make of interim president Delcy Rodríguez.

Dispatches

How the IMF can help Venezuela stabilize its economy

by Martin Mühleisen

The institution can bring financing and technical assistance to a Venezuelan debt restructuring—and in a way the prevents preferential treatment to Chinese creditors.

Report

Putin’s next move? Five Russian attack scenarios Europe must prepare for

by Richard D. Hooker, Jr.

Whether emboldened by victory in Ukraine or motivated by a loss to pursue success elsewhere, Russian president Vladimir Putin is likely to continue his campaign of aggression. The Nordic and Baltic region, already subject to a campaign of intimidation, is in the Kremlin’s crosshairs—with these five places at greatest risk.

UkraineAlert

Vladimir Putin is trapped in a war he cannot win but dare not end

by Peter Dickinson

As the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale Ukraine invasion approaches, Vladimir Putin finds himself trapped in a war he cannot win but dare not end for fear of entering Russian history as the man who lost Ukraine, writes Peter Dickinson.