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China’s President Xi Jinping leaves after delivering a speech during a reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 30, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

From Sweet to Sour: China’s Trade Deals Are Losing Their Luster

Mike Watson

Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft

Mike Watson

Oct 4, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to journalists and answers questions in Kyiv on September 27, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Ukraine’s Position Is Improving Despite Stalled Peace Process

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Oct 3, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

Walter Russell Mead appears on Fox Business to discuss President Donald Trump’s “unconventional” foreign policy approach toward Ukraine and Gaza.

(Screenshot via Fox Business)

In the Media

President Donald Trump’s “Dazzling and Unconventional” Foreign Policy

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Oct 1, 2025

In the Media

National Review: A Russian Defeat in Ukraine Would Help the West Elsewhere September 30, 2025 By Zineb Riboua

Light installation by Ukrainian artist and lighting designer Mykola Kabluka and the Expolight team appears on the Mother Ukraine monument on September 18, 2025, in Kyiv. (Getty Images)

Commentary

A Russian Defeat in Ukraine Would Help the West Elsewhere

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Sep 30, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

Muslims living and visiting the capital perform their prayers at the Moscow Central Mosque, on September 1, 2025, in Moscow. (Metin Aktas via Getty Images)

Commentary

Islam as an Instrument of Russia’s Colonial Policy

Inal Sherip

Sep 29, 2025

Commentary

Long Read

This monthly report from Hudson’s Zineb Riboua examines Russia’s growing influence in the Middle East and Africa. Executive Summary Moscow’s mercenary struggles: Wagner mercenary deployments in Africa have faced considerable issues. Yet Russia’s efforts to transition its Central African Republic operations to the Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps have sparked local resistance from both troops and political elites. Russia moves to formalize Sahel ties: Despite these struggles, juntas in Mali, Niger, and Burk

President Ibrahim Traore, leader of the military regime of Burkina Faso, arrives in Moscow, Russia, on May 8, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Moscow’s Southward March | September 2025

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Sep 15, 2025

Commentary

8 Min Read

Rebeccah Heinrichs appears on Bloomberg’s "Balance of Power" to discuss Poland seeking a consultation with NATO powers after shooting down drones that crossed into its territory during Russia’s latest air strike on Ukraine.

(Screenshot via YouTube)

In the Media

Putin Is Testing How NATO Responds after Russian Drones Enter Polish Airspace

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Sep 13, 2025

In the Media

(School of War)

Podcast

The Great Soviet Offensive of 1944

Aaron MacLean

Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Sep 12, 2025

Podcast

Clashes erupt between Georgian police and protesters on the second day of protest against "foreign agents" bill, in Tblisi, Geogia on March 08, 2023 (David Mdzinarishvili via Getty Images)

Testimony

From Partner to Problem: Georgia’s Anti-American Turn

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Sep 10, 2025

Testimony

Long Read

China’s President Xi Jinping, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrive for a reception in the Great Hall of the People following a military parade in Beijing on September 3, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Can Spoil a Phony Xi-Putin Friendship