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Commentary

Trump’s Withdrawal from Arms Trade Treaty Could Reduce US Exports

In a fiery speech at the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association on Friday, President Trump announced that the United States

May 1, 2019
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

Trump’s decision to leave a global arms treaty was built on an NRA lie

President Trump announced on Friday — during a speech that pandered to special-interest groups and was symbolic of his administration’s disdain for

May 1, 2019
Rachel Stohl
Commentary

The Kargil War: India and Pakistan 20 Years Later

In February 2019, the threat of war in South Asia appeared imminent for the first time in over a decade. For the

May 1, 2019
Eyal Hanfling
Commentary

North Korea Underlines the Clock Is Ticking

Ignoring Bing Crosby’s advice to accentuate the positive, Pyongyang has latched onto what it portrayed as the negative in April 24 remarks

May 1, 2019
Robert Carlin
Commentary

Warning Signs from Pyongyang

Since the April 12 address to the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) in which Kim Jong Un took a tougher line toward both

April 29, 2019
Robert Carlin
Commentary

The North Korean Economy in April 2019: Sanctions Are Pinching—But Where and How Much?

Wonsan-Kalma and the North Korean Economy What does one single resort construction project on North Korea’s east coast say about the state

April 19, 2019
Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
Commentary

Did India shoot down a Pakistani F-16 in February? This just became a big deal.

With voting underway in India’s general election, February’s Kashmir conflict is likely to weigh on the minds of voters, especially given last

April 17, 2019
Emily Tallo
Commentary

China’s Surreptitious Economic Influence on Taiwan’s Elections

In Taiwan’s local elections held on November 24, the Kuomintang (KMT) trounced the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Common in post-election reporting

April 12, 2019
Jason Li
Commentary

UN Security Council Can Do More to Address Climate Change

There is no question that climate change is a threat multiplier that plays a role in the instigation and continuation of conflict.

April 5, 2019
Lindsay Getschel
Commentary

Can Tokyo and Seoul break their deadlock?

Relations between Japan and South Korea have descended to a new low. To be sure, the downward trend in Japan’s ties with

April 2, 2019
Yuki Tatsumi
Commentary

Is constitutional revision a bridge too far for Abe?

In February 2019, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) held its annual party convention. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his strong desire

March 28, 2019
Yuki Tatsumi
Commentary

What Will Be the Strategic Ripple Effects of Balakot?

After more than 40 Indian paramilitary forces died as a result of a suicide attack in the Pulwama district of Jammu and

March 27, 2019
Emily Tallo
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