Ian Bremmer: Attack on U.S. Troops a ‘Red Line’ for Biden

An exclusive preview on this week's essential reads [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [People pose next to a newly renovated statue of parents and three children in Hankou Park, located next to the Yangtze River in Wuhan, China, on Jan. 5.]( [The Reason China Can’t Stop Its Decline]( The conventional wisdom on China has shifted but still misses the bigger picture. [Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is toured around Expo 2020 Dubai by the UAE's deputy prime minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (C-R), in the gulf emirate of Dubai on December 8, 2021. ]( [The Hidden Rivalry of Saudi Arabia and the UAE]( The two countries look like allies—but are increasingly regional competitors. [Two people watch the sunset in Jerusalem on Jan. 23, 2017.]( [A Middle East Paradox]( The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has never been more dire—or riper for resolution. [U.S. President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Jan. 28.]( [3 Options for How Biden Could Respond to Iran]( Hawks want strikes on Tehran, but others advise a more limited approach. [An aerial view shows stranded ships waiting to cross the Suez Canal at its southern entrance near the Red Sea port city of Suez, Egypt, on March 27, 2021. ]( [The Red Sea Crisis Proves China Was Ahead of the Curve]( The Belt and Road Initiative wasn’t a sinister plot. It was a blueprint for what every nation needs in an age of uncertainty and disruption. [The Reason China Can’t Stop Its Decline]( The conventional wisdom on China has shifted but still misses the bigger picture. [The Hidden Rivalry of Saudi Arabia and the UAE](The two countries look like allies—but are increasingly regional competitors. [A Middle East Paradox](The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has never been more dire—or riper for resolution. [3 Options for How Biden Could Respond to Iran](Hawks want strikes on Tehran, but others advise a more limited approach. [The Red Sea Crisis Proves China Was Ahead of the Curve](The Belt and Road Initiative wasn’t a sinister plot. It was a blueprint for what every nation needs in an age of uncertainty and disruption. [Subscribe to Foreign Policy]( [Save up to 50%]( [Choosing an annual plan for your FP subscription allows you to save up to 50%. For nuanced perspectives and insightful geopolitical analysis, subscribe today.]( [SUBSCRIBE NOW](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [MANAGE YOUR EMAIL PREFERENCES]( | [VIEW OUR PRIVACY POLICY]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE]( Reach the [right online audience]( with us. [Foreign Policy]( is a division of Graham Holdings Company. All contents © 2023 Graham Digital Holding Company LLC. All rights reserved. Foreign Policy, 655 15th St NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20005.