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The Singapore summit’s three big takeaways
Commentary
It was like prom for Asia security watchers. The surprise invitation came out of the blue and was accepted, seemingly on a whim. The Singapore summit quickly became the will-t...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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After Singapore summit, Congress must navigate a path to normalization
Commentary
Following the Trump-Kim summit, Congress will find itself juggling two somewhat conflicting briefs: giving the president space to make diplomatic headway while ensuring that s...
By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee
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Breakout Briefer: Stability at Stake: Addressing Critical Regions Facing Complex Climate, Security, and Nuclear Risks
Commentary
When the Working Group on Climate, Nuclear, and Security Affairs met in May 2017, it affirmed that there are no linear, predictable pathways for catastrophic events in either ...
By Neil Bhatiya
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The United States and Europe Still Need Each Other
Commentary
Talk to any long-standing observer of the trans-Atlantic relationship and you will hear that the United States and Europe are on a collision course. From climate change to the...
By Julianne Smith
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Wanted: Your views on foreign policy
Commentary
I grew up in Farmington, in the suburbs of Detroit. Since I left for college in 1987, I have spent most of my time in Washington and overseas working on foreign policy, partic...
By Julianne Smith
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Congress must rein in White House economic national security powers
Commentary
President Trump has embarked on an unprecedented use of national security authorities to implement his “America first” economic agenda. His use of national security authoritie...
By Peter Harrell
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What to Expect from Modi’s Participation in China’s Upcoming SCO Summit
Commentary
China’s President Xi Jinping is known for his predisposition towards grand diplomatic gestures that demonstrate to the world that the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation...
By Abigail Grace
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The G7 summit will be contentious — for all the wrong reasons
Commentary
Leaders of the Group of 7 industrialized democracies will gather this week in Quebec for their annual meeting on the world's economy. Following the Trump administration's rece...
By Richard Fontaine
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Congress Should Oversee America’s Wars, Not Just Authorize Them
Commentary
Nearly 17 years after the 9/11 attacks, a bipartisan coalition of senators has put forward legislation that promises to overhaul the legal framework for America’s worldwide ca...
By Richard Fontaine & Vance Serchuk
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The Pro-Assad Alliance Is Coming Apart
Commentary
In a May 21 speech on U.S. strategy following President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo struck a tough tone, pro...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Nicholas Heras
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Asean is the fulcrum of a free and open Indo-Pacific
Commentary
More than half a year has elapsed since President Donald Trump's inaugural Asian tour, during which he announced a US vision of a "free and open Indo-Pacific". The bare bones ...
By Patrick M. Cronin & Abigail Grace
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Artificial Intelligence, International Competition, and the Balance of Power
Commentary
In early September 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin brought artificial intelligence from the labs of Silicon Valley, academia, and the basement of the Pentagon to the fo...
By Michael Horowitz
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Back to the future: North Korea policy returns to business as usual
Commentary
The cancellation of the widely anticipated Trump–Kim summit in Singapore represents the latest turn in a period of dramatic zig-zag diplomacy: Just a few months ago, the Presi...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump Has No Idea How Diplomatic Deals Work
Commentary
Earlier this week, the New York Times ran a remarkable story explaining all of the ways in which the Trump administration botched its high-stakes trade negotiations with China...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Trump Leaves the Door Open for Another North Korea Summit
Commentary
The Trump administration’s announcement that they will postpone the Singapore summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signaled that they are committed to a good deal for t...
By Patrick M. Cronin & Abigail Grace
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Tell voters in real time if adversaries like Russia try to hack and manipulate elections
Commentary
This month’s primaries mark the official kickoff of an election cycle that will carry major consequences for America and the world. Yet questions loom over whether voters can ...
By Shawn Turner
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Now is the time to take DIUx global
Commentary
The Defense Innovation Unit Experimental — the Pentagon’s signature effort to engage commercial technology startups ― is primed to go global. In fact, DIUx could become a key ...
By Daniel Kliman & Brendan Thomas-Noone
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The One Place in Syria That Works
Commentary
The last few months in Syria have been the latest in a string of awful months. After an estimated 511,000 deaths since the war began in 2011, the Bashar al-Assad regime has re...
By Nicholas Heras & Shadi Martini
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Beyond Cold War: Paradigms for U.S.-China Strategic Competition
Commentary
Beijing has long called for the United States to abandon what it calls its “Cold War mentality” (冷战思维). Today, that critique, long a staple of official Chinese propaganda, is ...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Pompeo’s Iran Plan Is a Pipe Dream
Commentary
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s announcement this month that the United States would no longer implement the Iran nuclear deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monda...
By Julianne Smith
