The World This Week

Dateline: Munich

Over the last three days, I joined heads of state, foreign ministers, military officers, intelligence officials, businesspeople, journalists, and…

11 hrs ago • Mike Froman

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Munich’s fork in the road

Greetings from the Hotel Bayerischer Hof, where the 62nd Munich Security Conference—also known as “Davos with guns”—is well underway.

Feb 13 • Mike Froman

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Critical minerals and coalitions of the willing

Five months ago, I wrote an essay for Foreign Affairs where I argued that “open plurilateralism”—groups of like-minded countries coming together to…

Feb 6 • Mike Froman

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January 2026

On the National Defense Strategy and Iran

At the end of last week, the Trump administration quietly released its 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS).

Jan 30 • Mike Froman

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Dateline: Davos

Greetings from beautiful Davos, Switzerland—the Mecca of globalism—where the 2026 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting is just wrapping up.

Jan 23 • Mike Froman

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Iran’s protests: Is Tehran Tiananmen or Timisoara?

Just when you thought President Donald Trump had enough on his plate—between Russia and Ukraine, Gaza, Venezuela, Greenland, and the ongoing challenge…

Jan 16 • Mike Froman

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Getting might right

The American raid in Venezuela on January 3 was not just a wake-up call for Nicolás Maduro and his wife; it was a wake-up call for the international…

Jan 9 • Mike Froman

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December 2025

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