The future of the Biden campaign, lessons of the Cold War, and more.
Thursday Reads
July 4, 2024
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Michelle Obama: The Ultimate Joe Biden Replacement?
by Jacob Heilbrunn
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll suggests that only one Democratic candidate would decisively trounce former president Donald J. Trump in November. Read it here.
Learning the Right Lessons from the Cold War
by Michael Sobolik
America’s twilight struggle with the Soviet Union should compel Washington to out-compete Beijing, not cooperate with it. Read it here.
The Perils of a Split-Screen World
by Mathew Burrows & Robert A. Manning
Today’s conventional wisdom is that economic nationalism and zero-sum strategic competition can coexist with ample international cooperation on existential global issues. This is an illusion. Read it here.
Will Botched State Department Diplomacy Lead to a Third Congo War?
by Michael Rubin
U.S. policy in Congo is enabling the slide toward ethnic violence against Congolese Tutsis. Read it here.
Europe, Palestine, and Transatlantic Relations
by Russell A. Berman
The rift over the war in Gaza has made the quest for a unified European foreign policy much harder. Read it here.