China and India were both looking to back down from a border crisis. Then soldiers died.
…crisis was already different from other recent Sino-Indian skirmishes because “China is simultaneously putting pressure … in multiple areas in the western sector” of the disputed border. Indian and Chinese…
In Myanmar, A Tragedy Atop A Crisis
…occur in a vacuum but on top of a crisis that has continued to accelerate in the wake of the February 2021 military coup. Following the November 2020 elections, win…
Yun Sun quoted in Vocativ on China’s Role in the North Korean Crisis
North Korea represents an almost perfect international crisis. It is a closed state with a leadership hell-bent on maintaining power, at any cost. Its nuclear program, which has been in…
Clary On South Asia’s Conventional Military Balance And Deterrence Stability
…releasing a new essay today, “The Conventional Military Balance and Deterrence Stability in South Asia” by Christopher Clary, a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute…
Is Moldova Next? Crisis Across Ukraine’s Western Border
As Russia withdraws from Ukraine’s north and abandons efforts to capture Kyiv, Russian military officials have alluded to a new ambitious objective – control of a territorial crescent covering not…
Confronting the Crisis of Global Governance report cited in Arab News
…a truly lamentable state of affairs. Both serve on the Commission on Global Justice, Security & Governance whose report ‘Confronting the Crisis of Global Governance’ reveals gender inequality as a…
Congressional Testimony – No Exit Strategy: Burma’s Endless Crisis and America’s Limited Options
…The Washington Post. 8 November 2025. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/08/china-chemical-exports-drugs-meth-crisis/. 15 Lay, Maw and Khin. “In Myanmar, healthcare and disease prevention are neglected casualties of war.” The New Humanitarian. 15 January 2025. https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2025/01/15/myanmar-healthcare-and-disease-prevention-are-neglected-casualties-war…
Mona Yacoubian discusses the continuing crisis in Syria on Encounter, a VOA news radio program
Mona Yacoubian discusses the continuing crisis in Syria on Encounter, a VOA news radio program. Click here to listen….