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What We’ve Learned From the War in Ukraine

David Petraeus and Anne-Marie Slaughter reflect on what’s surprised them—and how to prevent future wars.

By , the editor in chief of Foreign Policy.
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Remember the adage that generals always fight the last war? In Foreign Policy’s latest print issue, we asked 12 experts to think about the next one. What might it look like? More importantly, how do we prevent it? And how has the war in Ukraine re-shaped the global order?

Ravi Agrawal is the editor in chief of Foreign Policy. Twitter: @RaviReports

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