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A Fragile Truce at the Durand Line: Will the Afghanistan–Pakistan Ceasefire Last?

Sami Omari

A Fragile Truce at the Durand Line: Will the Afghanistan–Pakistan Ceasefire Last?

OPINION — One of the most enduring security issues in South Asia has been rekindled by the recent border conflicts between the Taliban-led [...] More

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Talking to Kim Jong Un Could Help Freeze His Nuclear Ambitions

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani

Talking to Kim Jong Un Could Help Freeze His Nuclear Ambitions

OPINION — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un publicly announced that he’s prepared to meet with President Donald Trump: “If the US drops its hollow obsession [...] More

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The Case for Caution in the U.S.-Pakistan Relationship

Siddhant Kishore

The Case for Caution in the U.S.-Pakistan Relationship

OPINION — During the ten-year Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the United States leveraged Pakistan’s geostrategic position to support the Afghan [...] More

Alternative PerspectivesAsia

Riding the Tiger: Why Xi and Putin’s ‘Axis of Autocracies’ Could End the Way Churchill Predicted

Mark Kelton

Riding the Tiger: Why Xi and Putin’s ‘Axis of Autocracies’ Could End the Way Churchill Predicted

“Dictators,” Churchill observed, “ride to and fro on tigers from which they dare not dismount.” “And,” he added, “the tigers are getting [...] More

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Talks, Deception, and Terror: The Taliban Subsumed Under Al Qaeda’s Strategic Umbrella

Ahmad Zia Saraj

Talks, Deception, and Terror: The Taliban Subsumed Under Al Qaeda’s Strategic Umbrella

OPINION — There has been an argument suggesting that the international community—particularly the United States—should engage with the Taliban to [...] More

AfghanistanAlternative PerspectivesAsia

China is Forgetting its History with Russia

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani

China is Forgetting its History with Russia

OPINION — For the past month, it was an onslaught of news and photos of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in meetings [...] More

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China’s Gray War on America

Dave Pitts

China’s Gray War on America

OPINION — In early 2024, the American public received a stark warning from top U.S. security officials. Chinese state-sponsored hackers, known as [...] More

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Why Russia Remains a Key Threat Behind the China Axis

Glenn Corn

Why Russia Remains a Key Threat Behind the China Axis

OPINION — You can never count Russia out. More than three years after Vladimir Putin’s failed blitzkrieg on Kyiv, Moscow is proving it still has [...] More

RussiaChinaEuropeAsia

Beyond Defense: Building a Strategic U.S.–Japan Cyber Partnership

Gloria Glaubman

Beyond Defense: Building a Strategic U.S.–Japan Cyber Partnership

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — As the U.S.–Japan alliance confronts an era where digital threats increasingly target economic stability and national [...] More

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Ensuring Stability in the Indo-Pacific Region and Beyond

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani

Ensuring Stability in the Indo-Pacific Region and Beyond

OPINION — The recent summit of President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung further solidified a special relationship. It’s a [...] More

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Myanmar’s Civil War Is Tearing the Country Apart

Myanmar’s Civil War Is Tearing the Country Apart

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – The military government ruling Myanmar designated a significant ethnic rebel group as a terrorist organization on Thursday, [...] More

Asia

Ex-NATO Commander Warns Western Inaction Built “Sanctuary” for Russia

General Philip M. Breedlove

Ex-NATO Commander Warns Western Inaction Built “Sanctuary” for Russia

EXPERT Q&A — Russia’s massive drone attack overnight on six Ukrainian regions, which hit energy and gas transport infrastructure and cut off power to [...] More

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Allies in a Dangerous Neighborhood: Why the Trump-Lee Summit Matters

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani

Allies in a Dangerous Neighborhood: Why the Trump-Lee Summit Matters

OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE -- In December 1952, President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower visited South Korea for a first-time presidential summit as [...] More

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