China in the 2020 Campaign: Missing in Action
It has long been a truism in American politics that elections focus almost entirely on issues of domestic policy...
A nation must think before it acts.
North Korea, December 2019: Business as Usual, but Pyongyang is Worse Off
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that hopes of a deal between the US and North Korea appear to...
The Pensacola Attack and its Implications
Last week Royal Saudi Air Force 2LT Mohammed Alshamrani killed three people and wounded eight others in a terrorist...
Pork Apocalypse: African Swine Fever and the U.S.-China Trade War
In December 2019, China announced that it would waive its high tariffs on American pork for Chinese importers. Beijing...
Beyond Macron’s Subversive NATO Comments: France’s Growing Unease with the Alliance
In deciding to give an interview to The Economist where he declared NATO “brain dead,” President Emmanuel Macron certainly...
With the Islamic State’s al-Baghdadi Dead, Where does Jihadist Terrorism Go?
The complex heliborne raid occurring yesterday killed the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The long sought...
Resilient Lebanon? What Makes the Protests in Lebanon Different Than Before?
In 2011, protesters and insurgents brought down multiple decaying Arab regimes in what came to be known as the...
How the United States Can Escape the Middle East’s Proxy Wars
President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of troops from Syria has laid bare contending visions about U.S. engagement in the Middle...
The Yushan Forum and Taiwan’s Warm Power
Entering its third year, the 2019 Yushan Forum, centered on “Deepening Progressive Partner-ships in Asia,” was attended by 30...
Building from Scratch: Rebirth of the Philippine Navy
In many respects, the navy that the Philippines is now building is a new one. By the 1990s, its...