Battlegrounds: the fight to defend the free world

Russia

China

South Asia

Middle East

Iran

North Korea

Arenas.

Russia. Fear, honor, and ambition: Mr. Putin's campaign to kill the West's cow ; Parrying Putin's playbook

China. An obsession with control: the Chinese Communist Party's threat to freedom and security ; Turning weakness into strength

South Asia. A one-year war twenty times over: America's South Asian fantasy ; Fighting for peace

Middle East. Who thought it would be easy? From optimism to resignation in the Middle East ; Breaking the cycle

Iran. A bad deal: Iran's forty-year proxy wars and the failure of conciliation ; Forcing a choice

North Korea. The definition of insanity ; Making him safer without them

Arenas. Entering the arena

Conclusion.