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Romney, Kerry Miss the Point on Threats: Size Matters

Justin Logan | May 25, 2012

China Digs in to Afghanistan

Raffaello Pantucci
Alexandros Petersen
 | May 24, 2012

Washington is packing its bags, but Beijing looks set to stay in AfPak for the long haul.

535 Secretaries of State

Ted Galen Carpenter | May 23, 2012

Congress running foreign policy. The president usurping war powers. This is not what the Founding Fathers intended.

Reaching Iran through South Africa

Eliot Pence
Mehrun Etebari
 | May 23, 2012

Why the most successful route to reaching a nuclear deal with Tehran may be through Pretoria.

The Soft Power of Equal Opportunity

Paul R. Pillar | May 22, 2012

America, like China, will suffer from the inequality fostered by nepotism and cronyism. 

Engaging Russia on Iran

Robert W. Merry | May 21, 2012

To prevent a nuclear Tehran, Obama will have to work with Putin.

Set South Korea Free

Doug Bandow | May 14, 2012

Washington has kept the ROK dependent for too long. Let Seoul increase its military efforts.

The Overblown Chen Case

Paul R. Pillar | May 8, 2012

The Chen case says much more about China and its leadership than about the United States or its leaders.

A Caricature of Realism

Paul J. Saunders | May 8, 2012

Dan Drezner's critique of "Giving Realists a Bad Name" reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of realist foreign policy.

Giving Realists a Bad Name

Paul J. Saunders | May 7, 2012

The Chen incident demonstrates that President Obama's stumbling China policy is anything but realist.

The Chinese Are Coming!

Amitai Etzioni | May 7, 2012

Beijing is building schools and stadiums in the Caribbean. Washington should avoid the temptation to overreact. 

The Cost of Clashing with Beijing

Michael D. Swaine | May 3, 2012

What the Chen Guangcheng incident means for U.S.-China relations.

A Chinese Power Grab?

Jonathan Levine | May 2, 2012

There is reason so suspect that China's upcoming leadership transition may not be so smooth.

The Clash of Eurasian Grand Strategies

Raffaello Pantucci
Alexandros Petersen
 | May 1, 2012

China, Russia and the United States must navigate their competing—and conflicting—designs for Central Asia.

An Asian Security Standoff

Alan Dupont | Apr 25, 2012

An intense security competition is under way in East Asia. Beijing and Washington must take care to ensure that this competition does not give way to entrenched bloody-mindedness or even outright violence.

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