Can King Charles’s state visit to the US help mend the special relationship?

Dispatches

The Strait of Hormuz closure forces a choice: Ration oil now or pay a steep price later

by Joseph Webster and Reid I’Anson

Instead of subsidizing demand or releasing scarce reserves too quickly, policymakers should emphasize the rationing of scarce supplies.

Dispatches

Four scenarios for geopolitics after the Iran war

by Jeffrey Cimmino, Barry Pavel

Policymakers should consider four potential outcomes for the Iran war and how they would impact US-China competition.

Dispatches

Washington needs a ‘Plan Venezuela’ before it’s too late

by James Story and David Bellon

Using Plan Colombia as a model, the United States should commit to a long-term, well-funded effort to bring security to Venezuela.

Dispatches

How the IMF can help Venezuela stabilize its economy

by Martin Mühleisen

The institution can bring financing and technical assistance to a Venezuelan debt restructuring—and in a way the prevents preferential treatment to Chinese creditors.

The Big Story

The coming compute war in Ukraine

For the United States, the coming compute war isn’t just a Ukrainian problem—it’s a preview of US challenges in future conflict.

UkraineAlert

Recognizing the role of propaganda in Russia’s infrastructure of aggression

by Anna Vyshniakova, Jais Adam-Troian, Kristina Hook 

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine demonstrates that propaganda plays a more important part than ever in modern war. Recognizing propaganda as part of Russia’s infrastructure of military aggression is an essential step toward countering it effectively, write Anna Vyshniakova, Jais Adam-Troian, and Kristina Hook.