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The Push and Pull Between Washington and Beijing in the South China Sea

The Push and Pull Between Washington and Beijing in the South China Sea

OPINION — China uses a layered approach in the South China Sea that blends military power, paramilitary forces, legal instruments, and political [...] More

The Strategic Failure on North Korea’s Nuclear Rise

EXPERT OPINION — South Korea’s Korea Institute for Defense Analysis recently publicly stated that we underestimated North Korea’s nuclear weapons [...] More

The Delhi Blast and Pakistan’s Proxy War: Why Another Clash Looks Likely

OPINION — South Asia has once again returned to the global spotlight after a suicide bombing struck the heart of India’s capital on November 10. The [...] More

OPINION — South Asia has once again returned to the global spotlight after a suicide bombing struck the heart of India’s capital on November 10. The [...] More

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How Myanmar’s Generals Crushed Democracy — And What Comes Next

How Myanmar’s Generals Crushed Democracy — And What Comes Next

OPINION — After decades of military rule in Myanmar, free and fair general elections were permitted in 2015 and the National League for Democracy and [...] More

Trump’s Trip Was a True “Pivot” to East Asia

OPINION — President Trump’s meetings in East Asia last week did more to enhance our relationship with a few allies and partners in the region than [...] More

The U.S. Role in a Multipolar World - and the Dangers of Isolationism

The U.S. Role in a Multipolar World - and the Dangers of Isolationism

OPINION — “What should the U.S. role in the world be right now? We're waiting for the [Trump administration] National Security Strategy to come out [...] More

Inside Xi Jinping’s Military Purge: Loyalty, Power, and Taiwan

OPINION — Last week’s Fourth Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party witnessed a purge of China’s senior military leaders, culminating in over two [...] More

Afghanistan Is Becoming India and Pakistan’s Proxy Battlefield—Again

Afghanistan Is Becoming India and Pakistan’s Proxy Battlefield—Again

OPINION — On Oct. 15, 2025, Islamabad and Kabul announced a 48-hour ceasefire after days of shelling and cross-border clashes around Spin [...] More

Here’s Why the Next Clash Between India and Pakistan Could Be Even More Dangerous

Here’s Why the Next Clash Between India and Pakistan Could Be Even More Dangerous

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — The initial phases of the India-Pakistan conflict in May followed a familiar incremental escalatory path. But in the [...] More

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

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

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The Push and Pull Between Washington and Beijing in the South China Sea

The Push and Pull Between Washington and Beijing in the South China Sea

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The Strategic Failure on North Korea’s Nuclear Rise

The Strategic Failure on North Korea’s Nuclear Rise

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

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Trump’s Next Test: Kim Jong Un’s Bid for Legitimacy and a Nuclear Normalization Deal

Trump’s Next Test: Kim Jong Un’s Bid for Legitimacy and a Nuclear Normalization Deal

Afghanistan Is Becoming India and Pakistan’s Proxy Battlefield—Again

Afghanistan Is Becoming India and Pakistan’s Proxy Battlefield—Again

Here’s Why the Next Clash Between India and Pakistan Could Be Even More Dangerous

Here’s Why the Next Clash Between India and Pakistan Could Be Even More Dangerous

Talking to Kim Jong Un Could Help Freeze His Nuclear Ambitions

Talking to Kim Jong Un Could Help Freeze His Nuclear Ambitions

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

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

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

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