Elevate Diplomacy in the Foreign Policy Toolkit
…and it continues to take a destabilizing military-first approach to foreign policy that undermines earnest attempts to engage in diplomacy. And yet, concerted U.S. diplomacy is desperately required in this…
Emerging Trends in the Trump Approach to Security Cooperation
…to arms transfers a fixture of U.S. foreign policy. Though there is only a year’s worth of data in the Trump administration’s second term, emerging trends and changing transfer policies…
The Power of Example: Democracy Assistance in Indian Foreign Policy
…a pragmatic Indian foreign policy tradition. Conclusion The marginal role of democracy assistance in advancing Indian foreign policy objectives has remained consistent over time. Principled positions on sovereignty, non-interventionism, changing…
Waypoints and Course Adjustments Towards Naval Shipbuilding Cooperation with South Korea
…U.S. port terminals are owned and operated by foreign firms.28 Vineyard, Jared. “Another Foreign Company Purchases U.S. Port Terminals & ILWU Ratifies Contract.” Universal Cargo, September 5, 2023. https://www.universalcargo.com/another-foreign-company-purchases-u-s-port-terminals-ilwu-ratifies-contract/. European…
Experts React: Trump Administration’s National Security Strategy
…USAID, and there is no indication of a course correction. A recent survey of the U.S. Foreign Service by the American Foreign Service Association found 98% of Foreign Service officers…
Foreign High-Tech R&D in China
…impressive recent high-tech growth and increasing competitiveness in ICT industries, they are contributing as much or more—under newly consolidated, wholly foreign-owned R&D enterprises—to foreign companies’ high-tech development and production capabilities…
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Experienced and ‘Revolutionary’ Incoming Foreign Minister
…extent than in the U.S., Iranian foreign ministers have limited influence in shaping foreign policy. They must constantly deal with deep-state institutions, particularly the IRGC, that interfere in the decision-making…
Cyber Scam Centers: A Growing Flashpoint in China-Myanmar Relations
…Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) are actively engaging with officials from Myanmar and Thailand to deal with the scam centers. In January, Chinese Foreign…