FOREIGN AFFAIRS July/August 2025 issue is available online today

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Our July/August 2025 issue is available online today. It features new essays by Robert Keohane and the late Joseph Nye on the importance of soft power, Kori Schake on the corrosion of the U.S.-led order, Ashley Tellis on India’s grand strategy, and Celeste Wallander on European autonomy. The magazine also covers: The roots of Trumpism The case for expanding the U.S. presence in the Arctic How Trump could still win his trade wars Why Southeast Asia is drifting toward China, and more.

The Case for a Pacific Defense Pact Ely Ratner calls for a new Asian alliance to counter China.

Strategies of Prioritization Jennifer Lind and Daryl Press explain the origins and the risks of Washington’s new foreign policy approach.

Might Unmakes Right Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro consider the collapse of norms against the use of force.

How to Survive the New Nuclear Age Vipin Narang and Pranay Vaddi discuss national security in a world with more threats and fewer constraints.

Books & Reviews In Upstart: How China Became a Great Power, Oriana Skylar Mastro offers a fresh and creative framework for understanding the spread of Beijing’s influence, writes Julian Gewirtz.

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