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Trump's Smart Iran Exit

Jon Alterman argues in the Times of India that Trump was right to end the Iran war, not because the U.S. won, but because the conflict exposed the limits of military power, reshaped U.S.-Israel ties, and showed the value of diplomacy and partners like India.

Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — June 26, 2026

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Victor Cha

Victor Cha

President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair
Jon Alterman

Jon B. Alterman

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy
Seth G. Jones

Seth G. Jones

President, Defense and Security Department; Harold Brown Chair
Emily Harding

Emily Harding

Vice President, Defense and Security Department; Director, Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program
Jerry McGinn

Jerry McGinn

Director, Center for the Industrial Base and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Alek Jovovic

Alek Jovovic

Deputy Director, Center for the Industrial Base and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Clayton Swope

Clayton Swope

Deputy Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Max Bergmann

Max Bergmann

Director, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and Stuart Center
Oge Onubogu

Oge Onubogu

Director and Senior Fellow, Africa Program
Andy Lim

Andy Lim

Deputy Director and Fellow, Korea Chair
Alek Jovovic

Alek Jovovic

Deputy Director, Center for the Industrial Base and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Ilaria Mazzocco

Ilaria Mazzocco

Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
Joseph Rodgers

Joseph Rodgers

Deputy Director and Fellow, Project on Nuclear Issues
Joel Coito

Joel Coito

Military Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Andrew Faulhaber

Visiting Fellow, Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program

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Trump's Smart Iran Exit

Jon Alterman argues in the Times of India that Trump was right to end the Iran war, not because the U.S. won, but because the conflict exposed the limits of military power, reshaped U.S.-Israel ties, and showed the value of diplomacy and partners like India.

Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — June 26, 2026

Russian Roulette

How Drone Innovation Reshapes the Battlefield in Ukraine with Kate Bondar

Max and Maria sit down with Kate Bondar, Senior Fellow at CSIS’s Wadhwani AI Center and expert on autonomous warfare, to discuss the role of drones in combat in Ukraine, including Russia’s innovation tactics and takeaways from the recent increase in strikes on Moscow and Kyiv. 

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann, Maria Snegovaya, and Kateryna Bondar — June 26, 2026

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Pekingology

China Was Ready for the Age of Anarchy

Sam Chetwin George, Senior Fellow at the Asia Society’s Center on U.S.–China Relations and Research Fellow at China Heritage, joins to explore Beijing’s evolving perspectives on the post-World War II order and what comes next.

Podcast Episode by Henrietta Levin — June 25, 2026

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The Eurofile

10 Years of Brexit feat. Tom McTague

Max and Donatienne sit down with Tom McTague, Editor in Chief at the New Statesman and author of Between the Waves: The Hidden History of a Very British Revolution 1945–2016, to discuss how the history of EU-UK relations set up this split, the state of British-EU relations today, and what has or has not changed in politics since 2016.

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Donatienne Ruy — June 22, 2026

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The Last Line of Defense

The World Turned Upside Down: The Aftermath of the Iran War

Host Seth G. Jones sits down with Walter Russell Mead to examine the war in Iran, including its political implications, the state of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and the historical forces shaping the conflict.

Podcast Episode by Seth G. Jones — June 22, 2026

The Last Line of Defence
The Asia Chessboard

The Power Politics behind Xi’s Grand Strategy

Mike hosts Minxin Pei to discuss how China's political developments since the 1970s, culminating in the rise of Xi Jinping, has shaped U.S.–China relations and strategic competition in Asia.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — June 22, 2026

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