Saturday Reads

December 27, 2025

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Why the Gaza Governance Plan Can’t Wait
by Thomas Warrick

President Donald Trump has the chance to begin the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. Delay will only destabilize the situation. Read it here.

The National Security Strategy’s Fatal Flaw
by M. Reece Breaux

Instead of withdrawing from upholding international order, the Donald Trump administration should embrace a strategy of “shared primacy.” Read it here.

How to Keep China-Japan Relations on an Even Keel
by Thomas Cavanna

Donald Trump has made the right choice in seeking to calm the war of words between Tokyo and Beijing. Read it here.

What Would Mahan Think About Trump’s Venezuela Strategy?
by James Holmes

Naval theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan would likely be baffled by Trump’s war on drugs—but would be instantly familiar with his broader geopolitical motives in the Caribbean. Read it here.

How Italy Reasserted Its Global Role
by Valbona Zeneli

Rome has positioned itself as a Transatlantic bridge between Europe and the United States. Read it here.

     
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