In the August–September issue, Steven Simon examines Donald Trump’s Iran foreign policy; Bruce Bennett, James Dobbins, Jeffrey W. Hornung and Andrew Scobell consider the future of the Korean Peninsula following the Singapore Summit; Mark Fitzpatrick argues that Kim Jong-un was the true winner at the Singapore Summit; Edward P. Joseph and Ognen Vangelov examine whether the agreement between Greece and Macedonia will alleviate Balkan tensions; John L. Harper pays tribute to Pierre Hassner (1933–2018); Lucie Béraud-Sudreau and Bastian Giegerich analyse increases in European NATO defence spending; Łukasz Kulesa ponders the future of conventional arms control in Europe; Toby Greene and Jonathan Rynhold assess the relationship between Israel and the EU; Erik Jones warns that dismissing Italian concerns will stoke popular frustration; Christopher J. Fettweis contends that Hadrian’s rule provides lessons in grand strategy; Andreas Wimmer asks why some countries come together while others fall apart; Gigi Gronvall highlights the security implications of synthetic biology; Russell Crandall contributes a review essay; Gilles Andréani, Angela Stent and Lanxin Xiang review new books; and an anonymous young Muslim describes the misconceptions of Islam that dominate Western thinking.
