Robert Kagan’s essay, “A Free World, If You Can Keep It,” explores why Americans now see the world as a more dangerous place—and how the United States’ global role is changing as a result. In “The Global Zeitenwende,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz explains the reasoning behind this year’s profound changes in German foreign policy and argues that a new cold war is not inevitable. Digital rights expert Ronald Deibert discusses the proliferation of mercenary spyware technology—and its implications for democracy—in “The Autocrat in Your iPhone.” In “How to Stop Chinese Coercion,” Victor Cha argues that to successfully compete with China, the United States and its partners must work collectively. Gregory Gause evaluates shifts in the U.S.-Saudi relationship and argues that cooperation between Washington and Riyadh is still possible in “The Kingdom and the Power.”
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