Chinese Peacemaking Efforts in Afghanistan
…updated September 8, 2019, http://english.www.gov.cn/statecouncil/wangyi/201909/08/content_WS5d7462a3c6d0c6695ff800bc.html; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Joint Statement of the Fourth China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue — On Deepening Trilateral Cooperation,…
Takeaways from the China-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Summit
…and ministerial-level meetings. They identified a total of six priority areas—grassroots exchanges, sustainable development, economic and trade, public health and aging society, science and technology, digital transformation, and disaster relief…
U.S.-ASEAN Conference on Marine Environmental Issues
…Southeast Asia. US Ambassador to Thailand Mr. Glyn Davies and Thailand’s Tourism Minister Mrs. Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul provided keynote addresses. Building off the many inaugural commitments announced at Our Oceans Conference…
Complementing the Padlock: The prospect of blockchain for strengthening nuclear security
…Governments and businesses must navigate this exciting yet challenging landscape, which requires having an open mind toward new technologies that promise improved quality of work and life while also approaching…
Of iPhones, Backdoors, and Totalitarians
…Is there any doubt that a phone whose security code can be tried unlimited times by a powerful computer, with no delay or wiping of its content, would perfectly suit…
A New Year of Familiar Surprises in South Asia
…the territory in South Asia – the kind of surprise that is more a matter of timing than of content. Political machinations produce change, scandals erupt, extreme weather punishes the…
US Policy in the Gulf: Resisting the Temptation of One-Dimensional Policies
…revenues, isolation from the international economic system, and domestic discontent. Abroad, Iran’s appeal is limited by virtue of being both Persian and Shia in a region dominated by Arabs and…
This Storm in US-India Relations Will Pass, but Ahead Lie Treacherous Waters
…negotiating tactics, style, and interests can fully explain this past summer of discontent. Several of the President’s advisors, by now well known to Indian audiences, have proven themselves vocal cheerleaders…