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Commentary

Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking: A Review & Implications

After a year of research, we present our findings on how to examine and better understand North Korea’s economic policymaking under Kim
March 24, 2022
Rachel Minyoung Lee
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Ukraine: China’s Desired Endgame

Mainstream scholars and senior leaders are increasingly convinced that the war in Ukraine presents a “window of strategic opportunity.”
March 22, 2022
Yun Sun
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A no-fly zone over Ukraine? The case for NATO helping in other ways

Originally published by the Atlantic Council.
March 19, 2022
Marla Keenan
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The Women, Water, & Policy Nexus

Decades of gender inequalities in existing water management systems is a social and economic disservice.
March 7, 2022
Ambika Vishwanath
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Under Caution: Assessing Arms Transfer Risk in Ukraine

Those providing assistance to Ukraine should consider the immediate and long-term security implications of arms transfer decisions.
March 7, 2022
Rachel Stohl
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: India’s Stance on the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

The crisis in Ukraine should be a wakeup call for India to reduce its dependence on Russian arms
March 4, 2022
Frank O’Donnell
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NATO’s Frontline – How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine is Shaping Security Cooperation with the Baltics

An overview of the expanding security partnership between the U.S. and Baltics as the West confronts Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
March 2, 2022
Elias Yousif
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Nuclear South Asia: Three Years After the February 2019 Kashmir Crisis

For Pakistan, the lessons from 2019 represent a dangerous move towards limited war below the nuclear threshold
March 1, 2022
Brig. Imran Hassan
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SAV Q&A with Lisa Curtis: U.S. Lessons from Balakot

In a South Asian Voices interview, Lisa Curtis reviews the U.S. response to the Balakot crisis and offers advice to future policymakers.
February 28, 2022
Lisa Curtis
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Three Years After Balakot: Reckoning with Two Claims of Victory

After the Balakot crisis both India and Pakistan claimed victory, which has implications for the use of military force in a future
February 28, 2022
Lt. Gen. Deependra Singh Hooda (Retd.)
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The Balakot Crisis Revisited: A Chinese Perspective

Geopolitical alignments in South Asia are not the sole lens through which China sees India-Pakistan tensions
February 28, 2022
Zhang Li
Commentary

Ukraine: Did China Have a Clue?

A careful examination of the events suggests that China was, in fact, played.
February 28, 2022
Yun Sun
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