Explore every session of The Long Council.
Israelis live under existential threat while Western observers debate from safety. Both see the same deaths through different survival calculations.
Israel has no legal right to build settlements, but the council splits on whether security threats override international law.
America's 750 bases work when they serve host nations facing regional threats but become liabilities when they serve only global positioning.
Ukraine must choose between accepting territorial losses now for institutional protections, or fighting longer to build independent deterrent capacity.
America faces an impossible choice between abandoning a democratic ally and risking war with a nuclear power.
EU sanctions would isolate Europe without changing Israeli behavior or protecting Lebanese civilians.
America gains credibility from visible commitment but loses flexibility from fixed deployment patterns.
American troops in Europe solve different problems for different strategic priorities.
Taiwan must build military strength but through strategic ambiguity that raises occupation costs without revealing defensive plans.
Military force would be strategically catastrophic for China, destroying decades of economic development while failing to achieve sustainable control over Taiwan.
Britain's medium-power status requires institutional anchoring to exercise influence in a world of continental-scale competitors, but the council establishes that rejoining depends on resolving a fundamental question about British strategic…
British re-entry to the EU requires rebuilding trust through sustained practical cooperation before any formal membership discussions, but the fundamental question of whether Britain can genuinely commit to European integration over Atlanti…