Why Trump vs. Warren in 2020 Would Prove America Is In Decline; Pro-The Trump Administration's Indo-Pacific Strategy Needs Proof of Life

Thursday Newsletter December 5, 2019 Want to book an interview with our authors or experts? [Click here](. Why Trump vs. Warren in 2020 Would Prove America Is In Decline by Robert D. Kaplan If a moderate cannot somehow prevail in the Democratic primaries, and President Donald Trump faces Senator Elizabeth Warren in the November election, it will punctuate a process of slow and gradual American decline that began in the middle Cold War years. For the first time in modern memory, there would not be a candidate from the political center on any ticket. [Read it here.]( The Trump Administration's Indo-Pacific Strategy Needs Proof of Life by Julianne Smith and Garima Mohan As the global strategic center of gravity shifts to Asia, the Trump administration has used its Indo-Pacific strategy as an attempt to reassure allies and partners of the United States’ continued interest in the region. But putting these strategies on paper isn’t enough. [Read it here.]( The True Value of Lebanon's Armed Forces by Robert G. Rabil The LAF has been the most respected institution in confessional Lebanon. It is regarded by many as the defender of the country and the patriotic glue that binds the various confessions whose national aspirations have been often at cross purposes. [Read it here.]( Is Iran near Collapse? by Mohammed Ayoob There may not be a repetition of 1979 this year but the protests in Tehran have surely paved the way for its reprise in the not too distant future. [Read it here.]( Iraq's Quiet Kingmaker Brings Down a Prime Minister by Matthew Petti Ayatollah Ali Sistani is usually silent about politics. But his whispers brought down Adil Abdul-Mahdi. [Read it here.]( Want more TNI? Subscribe to our magazine! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:editor@nationalinterest.org) Copyright © 2019 Center for the National Interest, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up on our website. Our mailing address is: Center for the National Interest 1025 Connecticut Ave NWWashington, DC 20036-5405 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( Want to subscribe to our mailing list? [Click here](.