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Essays examine shifting power dynamics across China, Russia, Iran, the Middle East, and broader regional frameworks, including nuclear stability and long-run force planning. The issue also includes reviews and editorial materials alongside institutional information about the publisher and contributors.","july/august 2026  \nwho will win the next war ?  \nThe ADAM SMITH CENTER for ECONOMIC FREEDOM  \nInform. Innovate. Influence. Inspire.  \nA world-class think tank to advance economic freedom and prosperity.  \nThe Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom is a world-class, independent, non-partisan think tank that aims to inform, influence, and inspire current and future leaders to develop and implement innovative, meaningful, and effective policies to advance economic and individual freedom and human prosperity.  \n[Learn more at freedom.fiu.edu](Learn more at freedom.fiu.edu)  \nDiscover our master’s of science program in Business and Government Leadership – enrolling inaugural cohort Fall 2026 in Miami, Florida.  \n[freedom.fiu.edu](freedom.fiu.edu)  \nVolume 105, Number 4  \nEssays  \nLosing the War of the Future  \nHow New Technologies Threaten America’s Military Advantage Paul Scharre  \nThe Mirage of China’s Military Edge Panic Is Misguided—and Counterproductive DenniS Blair  \nThe Next Russia Threat Moscow’s Military Power After Ukraine Michael KofMan  \nThe Middle East Power Paradox  \nHow theIran War Will Transform America’s Military Role Dana Stroul  \nThe Strange Defeat of Nuclear Deterrence And the Coming Crisis in Strategic Stability  \nroSe GotteMoeller  \n8  \n24  \n40  \n54  \n65  \nCover illustration by Edward Tuckwell 1  \n\\#1  \nin the nation in foreign language instruction  \n91% of our students launch their careers within 6 months of graduating  \nWANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD?  \nFIRST SEEK TO UNDERSTAND IT  \nINDIANA UNIVERSITY OFFERS  \n70+ LANGUAGES  \n370+  \nprograms for studying abroad orin the nation’s capital  \nINDIANA UNIVERSITY  \nBLOOMINGTON  \nThe Broken Nuclear Umbrella What Comes After Extended Deterrence Jennifer linD anD Daryl G. PreSS  \nThe Afghanistan Reckoning  \nForever Wars and the Costs of Collective Forgetting carter MalKaSian  \nIran’s New Grand Strategy  \nHow aRemade Islamic Republic Will Reshape the Middle East narGeS BaJoGhli anD Vali naSr  \nHeartland vs. Rimland  \nThe Battle Lines in the Warfor the Next Global Order Michael BecKley anD hal BranDS  \nThe Fault Lines in China’s Power  \nAmerica Must Build—and Use—Leverage Against Beijing ely ratner anD nicK DanBy  \nWhy “China First”Will Fail  \nThe Limits and Lessons of a Transactional Foreign Policy Patricia M. KiM  \nHow to Survive the AI Shock A Policy Playbook toAvert Political Crisis  \nJaMeS a . DaViDSon anD Matthew J. SlauGhter  \n76  \n90  \n102  \n118  \n135  \n151  \n164  \njuly/august 2026 3  \nReviews and Responses  \n\n| Who Is China? | 178 |\n| --- | --- |\n| Beijing’s Self-Inflicted Identity Crisis\u003Cbr>ian JohnSon |  |\n| A Democracy Safe for the World How to Fix a Broken System\u003Cbr>Sheri BerMan | 185 |\n| Why America Gets Africa Wrong | 193 |\n| U.S. Policy Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better Zachariah MaMPilly |  |\n| Letters to the Editor | 199 |\n| The Archive | 204 |\n\n“Foreign Affairs. . . will tolerate wide differences of opinion. Its articles will not represent any consensus of beliefs. What is demanded of them is that they shall be competent and well informed, representing honest opinions seriously held and convincingly expressed. . . .It does not accept responsibility for the views expressed in any article, signed or unsigned, which appear in its pages. 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