More Work from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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  Commentary

  Emissary

  Trump Had the Chance to Address U.S.-China AI Safety. He Threw Xi a Party Instead.

  The summit may be remembered as a fatal blunder, when Washington, Beijing, and the AI industry collectively chose ceremony over action.

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    Jeffrey Prescott

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  Article

  Separable, not Separate: Governing Europe’s Collective Defense

  European NATO countries are wrestling with the possibility of U.S. disengagement from the alliance. With the continent’s security increasingly uncertain, governments must restore the credibility of their collective defense.

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    Hans-Dieter Lucas, Adam Thomson, Pierre Vimont

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  Commentary

  Carnegie Politika

  International Demand for Russia’s Arctic Shipping Route Is Unlikely to Last

  Cargo traffic through Russia’s Northern Sea Route has increased because of the disruption caused by the conflict in the Middle East, the Ukraine war, and U.S.-China tensions.

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    Mikhail Korostikov

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  Paper

  Squandering Attraction: How the Second Trump Administration is Undermining American Soft Power

  Soft power on its own is insufficient to meet U.S. national security needs, but hard power also has its limits. Soft power allows for more effective and efficient use of hard power than hard power alone, as it encourages cooperation and compliance which deters the need for hard power.

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    Sarah Yerkes

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  Commentary

  Diwan

  The Israel Lobby, U.S. Foreign Policy, and Domestic Liberties

  In an interview, Ian Lustick and Eli Clifton discuss their new book on why a prominent ally has so much influence in America.

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    Michael Young