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Energy Insecurity: the Newest Violence against Civilians in Gaza

By Katherine Bloomfield The protection of civilians in conflict remains a vital concern for the international community. South Sudan, Yemen, Syria, and

August 22, 2017
Commentary

Apple Pie and Transparency? I Think Not

By William Reinsch I have a confession to make. I’m not a big fan of transparency. Even though it is routinely up

August 22, 2017
William Reinsch
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A Strategy for the Age of Trump

By Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr. and Tom Harvey Already the Trump presidency has delivered big-time on one promise: it has shaken up

August 21, 2017
Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr.
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Addressing the Cyber Conflict: Back to Basics

By Emily Kabeshita In the past year, reports of cyberattacks have dominated news headlines around the world. Americans watched as the hacks

August 16, 2017
Commentary

China, Again

By William Reinsch I had planned this week to write about something else, but the Trump administration’s action on China prompts me

August 15, 2017
William Reinsch
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You Don’t Want to Know What’ll Happen If the U.S. Strikes North Korea First

President Trump’s “fire and fury” comment has solicited an even stronger verbal retaliation from North Korea. A few hours after the president

August 11, 2017
Yun Sun
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Preventing Forced Return in Lebanon and the Greater Levant

By Jesse Marks The Syrian refugee crisis has created enormous burdens for Syria’s neighbors — and none more so than Lebanon, which

August 10, 2017
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What It Would Really Take for a US Preemptive Strike on North Korea

On August 8, the Washington Post reported the assessment of U.S. intelligence sources that North Korea has considerably elevated the threat posed by the

August 10, 2017
Yuki Tatsumi
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Boy, Do My Feet Hurt

By William Reinsch The past few months I have spent most of my time in this column criticizing the Trump administration for

August 9, 2017
William Reinsch
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El Tratado de Prohibición de las Armas Nucleares

Por Alfredo Labbe El 7 de julio pasado la sede de Naciones Unidas en Nueva York vivió un momento histórico: dos tercios

August 9, 2017
Alfredo Labbe
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Field Notes — The Kashmir Valley

The Kashmir Valley has been in the midst of an insurgency since 1990. Stimson expert Sameer Lalwani traveled to Srinagar — the

August 9, 2017
Sameer Lalwani
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Malaysia’s VX Incident: Six Months Later

By Lami Kim  Last Friday, the Malaysian High Court set an October 2 trial date for two women accused of murdering Kim

August 3, 2017
Lami Kim
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