Regions

Africa

Central Africa

Chad Abandons Its Neighbor

Stephen Rakowski
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Apr 14, 2014
The withdrawal from the international Central African Republic mission makes continued chaos more likely.

Catch-22 in the Sahel

| Apr 3, 2014

The EU at War: CAR Mission Highlights Internal Tensions

| Feb 5, 2014

Who Will Be the Next China?

| Feb 3, 2014
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Americas

Mexico

Enrique Peña Nieto: the Most Interesting Man in the World

Alexa M. Poteet
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Apr 18, 2014

Philandering, gaffe-prone, possibly corrupt—and very effective.

Washington's Biggest Strategic Mistake

| Apr 18, 2014

The Prize for Fencing Stolen Goods

| Apr 17, 2014

GOP Hawks Gear Up for War on Rand Paul

| Apr 17, 2014
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Asia

Asia

Say Yes to a Balance of Power in Asia

Andrew Taffer
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Apr 18, 2014
New alliances won't lead to another World War I.

Can Obama Save His Mighty Pivot to Asia?

| Apr 18, 2014

China's Stealth Fighters: Ready to Soar?

| Apr 16, 2014

Defending Japan and the Philippines Is Not Entrapment

| Apr 15, 2014
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Eurasia

Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Murky Choice

Ehsan Azari Stanizai
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Apr 18, 2014
The first round of voting in the presidential election is over, but the outcome is far from decided.

Ukraine Crisis: Russia's Neighbors Are Worried

| Apr 17, 2014

Afghanistan Needs an Army Corps of Engineers

| Apr 16, 2014

Russia Can't Afford to Lose

| Apr 14, 2014
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Europe

Europe

Could the Ukraine Crisis Reboot NATO?

Erik Brattberg
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Apr 20, 2014
NATO's back with a new strategic role. Europe will need to step up to the plate.

Ukraine Crisis: Russia's Neighbors Are Worried

| Apr 17, 2014

Ukraine's Political System Couldn't Have Handled Nukes

| Apr 17, 2014

The Deep Policy Failures That Led to Ukraine

| Apr 17, 2014
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Middle East

Iraq

Democracy on the Brink in Iraq

Eli Sugarman
Omar Al-Nidawi
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Apr 19, 2014

After the election, will the Shi'a, Sunni, and Kurdish parties cooperate?

Surprise Attack on Iran: Can Israel Do It?

| Apr 16, 2014

A Thirty Years' War in the Middle East

| Apr 16, 2014

What To Do After Peace Process Failure

| Apr 15, 2014
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Oceania

Australia

Let Asia Go Nuclear

Harvey M. Sapolsky
Christine M. Leah
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Apr 14, 2014
America has pushed its allies to refrain from developing nuclear weapons. Counterintuitively, that's making nuclear deterrence less reliable.

Time for a Larger Australia

| Mar 20, 2014

Draw a Big Red Line in Asia

| Feb 5, 2014

Indonesia and Australia: Friends Again?

| Dec 20, 2013
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