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Trump’s Iran Strategy Has a China Problem
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington last week was a grand affair, full of pomp and circumstance designed to convey a clear message...
Don’t Be Fooled by Russia’s Latest Election Results
In Russia, we know elections are stage-managed affairs, with outcomes predetermined well in advance and then triumphantly presented as evidence of pluralism and representative government.
Japan’s Shrinking Population Is Changing How It Fights
Last month, Japan released its latest annual defense white paper. The document has a great deal to say about the threats now confronting the island nation, ranging from an increasingly assertive China to a nuclear North Korea. But one of its most important themes concerns something else entirely: the changing nature of warfare itself.
Why Central Asia’s Middle Corridor Needs Trans-Caspian Pipelines
The dream of the “Trump Route” in the Caucasus will remain unfulfilled without further connectivity to Central Asia.