Author: Jordan Henry
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The Ghosts of Neocons Past: Stabilization and Reconstruction in the Trump Era
In our latest Policy Focus, “The Ghosts of Neocons Past: Stabilization and Reconciliation in the Trump Era,” CFTNI Senior Fellow Joshua Yaphe examines the foreign policy challenges that lie ahead. The White House would prefer to avoid anything that remotely resembles the long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and it has dismantled a large part
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Washington’s Dilemma in Iran (w/ Greg Priddy)
Washington’s Dilemma in Iran (w/ Greg Priddy) Mass protests in Iran have been met with brutal repression, raising the stakes for the Trump administration which is now weighing whether to respond in support of the demonstrators. Do the protests threaten the Islamic Republic’s existence, or is it yet another cycle of unrest the regime believes
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January 25, 2026: Putin’s Art of the Deal
January 25, 2026: Putin’s Art of the Deal After weeks of silence, Russian state media has suddenly pivoted toward a “let’s make a deal” narrative, signaling a startling shift in tone as high-stakes Ukraine negotiations revive in Moscow and Abu Dhabi. Vladimir Putin has returned to the airwaves not as an aggressor, but as a
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Another Strike on Iran Would Not Serve U.S. Interests
In the aftermath of the massive protests in Iran earlier this month, President Trump faces a momentous decision on whether to respond to the Iranian regime’s repression with military strikes intended to weaken its hold on power. At the height of the violence, American and Israeli officials warned him that more time was needed to
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Greenland: U.S. Interests, Options, and Allies
President Donald Trump isn’t the first American official to express interest in Greenland but might well be the most forceful in asserting this interest, insisting that the United States needs the massive island and focusing on “ownership” rather than other possible arrangements. This has provoked considerable concern from Greenlanders, from Denmark (which today “owns” Greenland),
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