Trump’s Coercion Could Force Modi’s Hand; After the Iran War, the Middle East Has No Good Options; The War China Might Choose
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G-7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 2026 

India Is Sticking With America—for Now

But Trump’s Coercion Could Force Modi’s Hand

By C. Raja Mohan

 

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Ships in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 2026

The Impossible Middle East

After the Iran War, the Region Has No Good Options

By Dina Esfandiary, Becca Wasser, and Ziad Daoud

 
Members of the Taliban participate in a rally to mark five years in power, outside the former U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2026. 

Afghanistan After America

A Conversation With Laurel Miller and Graeme Smith

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Displaying cruise missiles during a military parade in Beijing, September 2025

The War China Might Choose

A New Taiwan Option

By Eugene Gholz and Kerby Davis

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