Why We Must Recognize North Korea
The reason that negotiations over North Korea have never achieved anything is simple. Their avowed goal is impossible to...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Why We Must Recognize North Korea
A nation must think before it acts.
Asia Program
Israel and India: From a Chill to an Embrace?
Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India concluded a three-day visit to Israel. His visit was genuinely historic...
Of Modi and Trump: A Case of Continuity?
Indo-U.S. relations, despite some inevitable vicissitudes, had been mostly on an upswing since the second Clinton administration. After dramatic...
Russia’s Existential Threat to NATO in the Baltics
NATO seems more united today than it has been at any time since the end of the Cold War....
Taiwan Loses Another Ally
In another blow to Taiwan’s ever-shrinking list of diplomatic allies comes the news that Panama has severed ties with...
NATO’s Baltic Defense Challenge
As NATO expanded eastwards after the Cold War, the geography that the Alliance needed to defend changed significantly (See...
Effectiveness of Economic Sanctions on Russia’s Economy
In early 2015, Western leaders thought they had Russia cornered. A year earlier they imposed on Russia economic sanctions,...
China’s Global Engagement Cooperation, Competition, and Influence in the 21st Century
China is again undergoing a period of significant transition. Internally, China’s leaders are addressing challenges to the economy and...
China’s Nuclear Interest in the South China Sea
Economic and sovereignty interests are commonly cited as the reasons for China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea. ...
Not Over Yet: China’s Progress in the South China Sea
China may be hoping that the recent easing of tensions in the South China Sea marks a turning point...