Strategic studies
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Is Defending Taiwan Worth the Risk?
Hey, Matt! Fall is finally here in D.C.: The leaves are falling, the temperature is pleasant, traffic is reliably terrible,…
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The View From Iran: What the Raisi Administration Wants in the Nuclear Talks
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will not be the Ministry of JCPOA during my term in office,” Iranian Foreign Minister…
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Putin’s Big Plans for Russia’s Far East Aren’t Panning Out
In early September, Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, a port city on the Pacific…
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Is Europe’s Energy Crisis a Preview of America’s?
An energy crisis is affecting almost every part of the globe, marked by record-high energy prices, tight supplies, and power…
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Beijing Is Running Out of Time to Remake the World
The prevailing consensus, in Washington and overseas, is that China is surging past the United States. “If we don’t get…
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Get the Generals Out of Pakistan-U.S. Relations
On Sept. 27, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan penned an op-ed in the Washington Post asking the United States to stop scapegoating…
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The Kremlin’s Strange Victory
Donald Trump wanted his July 2018 meeting in Helsinki with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to evoke memories of the…
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Who Blessed the Vlads Down in Africa?
Fighters from the Russian mercenary group Wagner may soon have another stamp in their passports, this time from the West…
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Chinese Influence Threatens the Neutrality of the SDGs
The prevailing foreign assistance architecture of today’s world, which prioritizes transparency, inclusion and accountability, was developed and codified in a…
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Why the Quad Alarms China: Its Success Poses a Major Threat to Beijing’s Ambitions
When former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe invited officials from Australia, India, and the United States to meet in Manila…
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Fights Over Small Places Could Spark the Next Big War
The relationship between conquest and conflict may seem straightforward: start a war, prevail on the battlefield, take control of desired…
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