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America’s Delicate Dance Between Deterrence and Assurance

With allies and adversaries alike, U.S. diplomacy is a complex exercise.

David SantoroJohn K. Warden

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The Rise of the Abe Doctrine

After sixty-five years, the U.S.-Japan alliance is getting an essential update.

Joshua W. WalkerHidetoshi Azuma

Should America Fear the China-Russia Relationship?

Beijing and Moscow are working well together, for now.

Michael ClarkeAnthony Ricketts

Five Years After the Revolution: Curing Egypt’s Corruption

There remains no easy solution to corruption in Egypt—but there are steps to take.

Max Reibman

Can Iran Get Out of Its Own Way?

Tehran’s foremost security threat is not war with America, but rather war with itself.

Reza Marashi

To Fix the South China Sea, Look to Taiwan

Washington must stop ignoring Taipei.

Michael Mazza

The Dollars and Cents of China's Superpower Fortunes

Can Beijing's geopolitical rise overcome the "dollar trap"?

Kyle Churchman

The Skeptics

  • Why China and America Don’t See Eye to Eye on North Korea

  • Sanders Should Not Get a Pass on Foreign Policy

  • Taiwan: The Latest Claimant to Roil the South China Sea

  • What America's Military Spending Debate Is Missing

  • America Should Stop Reassuring Saudi Arabia

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  • McSally's Quest for a Lethal Next-Gen A-10 Warthog

  • China Targets Foreign Elites in Scholarship Push

  • Trump and Smart Foreign Policy: Both Missing From the GOP Debate

  • Can America Stop a North Korean ICBM Aimed at Los Angeles?

Paul Pillar

  • True, and False, Meanings of U.S. Leadership

  • The Forgotten Benefits of Offshore Balancing

  • ISIS and the Reversible Stages of Revolt

  • Pick Your Fights Carefully—With China, Iran or Anyone

Why China and America Don’t See Eye to Eye on North Korea

Doug Bandow

Sanders Should Not Get a Pass on Foreign Policy

Daniel R. DePetris

Outfoxed: Trump Defeats Roger Ailes

It was a brilliant move for Trump to skip the debate.

Jacob Heilbrunn

The GOP Debate: Religion and Rivals in Iowa

Does Rubio really have a shot at being the Christian conservative pick in 2016?

Daniel McCarthy

THAAD: The Moment of Decision Has Arrived

Pyongyang's belligerence has forced the issue for Seoul.

Sungtae Jacky Park

This Is China's Master Plan to Destroy the U.S. Navy in Battle

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True, and False, Meanings of U.S. Leadership

Paul R. Pillar

McSally's Quest for a Lethal Next-Gen A-10 Warthog

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China Targets Foreign Elites in Scholarship Push

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Taiwan: The Latest Claimant to Roil the South China Sea

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