There is feeling that the era of American dominance in the world is coming to an end. But what is the view from other countries? That’s what a new collection of essays from The Dial seeks to answer. Each essay offers a glimpse from another country and what we can learn about the United States by viewing it, with all...

The wealthy countries of the Persian Gulf have steadily become some of the United States’ closest partners, through investment, technology, and military relationships. But Israel’s assault on Gaza and US-Israeli attacks against Iran have brought turbulence to the region. Now targeted by Iran, the Gulf states find...

For decades, American air power dominated the skies. But, as we’ve seen with the Iran war, the advent of cheap drone technology is rapidly changing the dynamic. The United States has invested in billions in a military that was designed for traditional warfare, but how is it adapting to the present and preparing for 

How does geopolitics play out on one street? The residents of Istanbul carry on with their daily routines while reckoning with complex foreign-policy dynamics, which affect the entire neighborhood. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s authoritarian rise — against the backdrop of the US war on terror and...