Diplomacy & International Relations

The Three Pillars Underpinning the 2027 Centennial Military Building Goal (Rena Sasaki – The Jamestown Foundation)

Chinese analysts see achievement of the 2027 Centennial Military Building Goal as being based on advances in three key dimensions: military modernization, military readiness,...

Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States: What the Data Tells Us (Daniel Byman and Riley McCabe – Center for Strategic &...

The tragic killing of political commentator and conservative activist Charlie Kirk has once again put the spotlight on political violence in the United States,...

Are U.S. Policies Eroding China’s Dominance in Shipbuilding? (Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, and Aidan Powers-Riggs – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

The United States has begun to act on a groundswell of interest in revitalizing its struggling shipbuilding industry and reducing China’s dominance in the...

Trump’s UN Speech Cannot Steer the Global Climate Effort (Alice C. Hill – Council on Foreign Relations)

President Donald Trump used his UN General Assembly speech to deliver the longest and most detailed statement of his climate and energy views since...

Rethinking multilateralism for a new era (Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly and Zia Qureshi – Brookings)

From trade wars to the climate crisis, many of today’s challenges require international cooperation. Yet current multilateral arrangements are struggling. It is time to...

Is China circumventing US tariffs via Mexico and Canada? (Joshua P. Meltzer and Maricarmen Barron Esper – Brookings)

The United States’ high tariffs on Chinese imports have incentivized China to find alternate entries to the American market via Canada and Mexico. This...

How to write a US National Security Strategy (Matthew Kronig – Atlantic Council)

The Trump administration is reportedly nearing completion of its national security strategy (NSS). Since the 1980s, the US Congress has required every presidential administration...

Sanctioned Russian actor linked to new media outlet targeting Moldova (Jakub Kubś and Eto Buziashvili – Atlantic Council)

REST, a newly launched online outlet targeting Moldovan audiences ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections is linked to Rybar, a pro-Russian “military blogger” and...

Experts react: What’s next for US-Turkey ties after Erdoğan’s White House visit? (Atlantic Council)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with US President Donald Trump on Thursday, marking the Turkish leader’s first White House visit in six years....

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