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Will Trump Benefit from Obama’s “Red Line” Mistake?

In 2013, Obama’s red line in Syria following the regime’s use of chemical weapons failed to produce any real intervention. Tuesday’s chemical

April 6, 2017
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The Debate Over Indian Nuclear Strategy is Heating Up

Most debates on South Asian security strategy tend to not attract much attention amongst U.S. policymakers except during the occasional crisis. Warnings

April 5, 2017
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The Ban Movement’s Moment

Quote of the week: “The great tragedies of history often fascinate people with approaching horror. Paralyzed, they cannot make up their minds

April 2, 2017
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Japan Eyes ‘Counter-Attack’ Capability Against North Korea Missile Threat

On March 30, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) submitted a recommendation for the steps Japan should take to effectively respond to an ever-heightening

March 31, 2017
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Who’s Sorry Now?

By William Reinsch In a way, this column is too early because it’s talking about things that haven’t happened yet. But I

March 30, 2017
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New Podcast: The Subcontinental with Manpreet Sethi, Sadia Tasleem, and Michael Krepon

Click here to listen to the new episode of The Subcontinental podcast. The Subcontinental is a South Asian Voices (SAV) podcast on strategic issues in

March 28, 2017
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The Ghost Ship Anchored at Foggy Bottom

It would take a consummate diplomat to be the face of the Trump Administration’s foreign policy. Rex Tillerson isn’t a consummate diplomat;

March 26, 2017
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Was the Trans-Pacific Partnership Bad for the US?

By William Reinsch Abandoning TPP was a mistake. President Trump’s decision to dump the Transpacific Partnership (TPP) will prove to be an

March 21, 2017
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Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons (Again)

Quote of the week: “The pattern of the use of atomic weapons was set at Hiroshima. They are weapons of aggression, of

March 19, 2017
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Confronting the Poaching Crisis

By Brian Finlay Last week, poachers killed and cut off the horn of a white rhino at a zoo outside of Paris.

March 16, 2017
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Japan Self-Defense Force Withdraws From South Sudan

On March 10, the Japanese government decided to stop the dispatch of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) engineering units to the United Nation’s Mission

March 16, 2017
Commentary

Bilateral, Shmilateral

By William Reinsch An unexpected, at least by me, turn of events in the trade policy landscape is the Trump administration’s announced

March 15, 2017