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From the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro: The Precedent Problem in U.S.

In 1895, Secretary of State Richard Olney sent a diplomatic note to Britain that contained one of the most remarkable sentences in American foreign policy history: "The United States is practically [...] More

Why Political Change in the Philippines May Mean Trouble for the U.S. 

Domestic geopolitics matters. The recent departure of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio from President Bongbong Marcos’s cabinet, though unexplained, reveals a policy schism with major [...] More

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Xi Jinping's Rise Could Improve Sino-US Relations

OPINION — After China’s Xi Jinping consolidated his power this year, private and public-sector China watchers reflexively assigned a negative [...] More

Why We Need More Leaders Like Edward Gabriel

When Edward Gabriel passed away unexpectedly this January, I lost one of my closest friends, but America—in the throes of coronavirus panic—lost a [...] More

What Could Prompt Chinese Intervention in Hong Kong?

Protestors in Hong Kong are sticking by their demands which include a formal withdrawal of an extradition bill that launched protestors onto the [...] More

Review: The President’s Book of Secrets

The Central Intelligence Agency has many missions, of which keeping the President – America’s top national security decision maker – well informed is [...] More

Corruption in China

The Cipher Brief sat down with Rodney Faraon, a partner at Crumpton Group, to get his thoughts on China’s recent corruption crackdown. The former CIA [...] More
Thinking About Hong Kong’s Future

Thinking About Hong Kong’s Future

To ask about the state of democracy in Hong Kong is asking the wrong question. The irony is that Hong Kong residents arguably have more voting rights [...] More