Foreign Affairs Magazine

“The Trump administration may have ceased talking about a plan to clear Gaza of its inhabitants, but right-wing Israeli politicians have taken up the cause, interpreting Trump’s proposal as a permission slip to more openly discuss encouraging Gazans to emigrate voluntarily.” https://fam.ag/42ixxL0

If the United States fails to check China’s ambitions in the Indian Ocean, regional states will become increasingly beholden to Beijing—and within a decade, China will be able to project force far beyond its current capacities, writes Arzan Tarapore. https://fam.ag/3FXaa29

The Trump administration is eroding the U.S. military’s nonpartisan tradition—and laying the groundwork for the military to take on a much larger role in domestic security, writes Risa Brooks. “This new orientation is dangerous for the U.S. military and for the country it serves.” https://fam.ag/43KXcON

Iran is relaxing its veiling law and social media censorship in response to the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and the return of maximum pressure from the United States—but these reforms should not be mistaken for a grand reopening to the West, writes Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar.

“Commanding as the dollar may be, Trump’s return to office has created a genuine threat to its status for the first time in generations,” write Edward Fishman, Gautam Jain, and Richard Nephew. https://fam.ag/3E1wE1r

Michael Beckley discusses how the United States’ geographic, demographic, and political advantages are deepening the country’s urban-rural divide—and consequently fraying national unity:

Read Jeffrey Garten’s 1985 essay on the perils of embracing protectionist policies and neglecting international economic institutions: https://fam.ag/42xHuFE

Even if the United States could draw Russia away from China, “a new rapprochement with the Kremlin would bring few real benefits to the American people and come at a steep cost to other U.S. interests,” write Michael McFaul and Evan Medeiros. https://fam.ag/3FTXglv

To preserve the transatlantic alliance, Europeans must “do more to defend their continent so that the burden does not fall disproportionately on the United States,” write Michael O’Hanlon and Paul Stares. https://fam.ag/4iZMg43

For the time being, Netanyahu is likely to keep the Gaza war simmering, writes Amos Harel. By keeping his options open, the Israeli Prime Minister can maintain his allies’ belief that he is on their side—and deal with Trump’s instinct to pursue glory. https://fam.ag/42ixxL0