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The militarization of Greenland and the wider Arctic region may push Russia and China closer together, write Elizabeth Buchanan and Anton Sokolov.
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In their attempt to create a separate power structure inside the government, Musk and his team are running the risk of bringing the government to a standstill, writes Jacob Heilbrunn.
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It is time to bring together a redoubtable defensive alliance that can deter Chinese hegemonic designs across the region—an Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization, argues Kaush Arha.
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If Britain wants to remain a reliable partner in the Western security alliance, it must be willing to defend its sovereignty, writes Farrell Gregory.
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China's government and military are unquestionably guilty of self-defeating behavior. But American military planners should not push their positive assessment too far, writes James Holmes.
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"Foreign aid is not charity but a strategic investment into programs that reflect American interests and our values," writes Marcus Mildenberger.
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Ukraine’s long-range capabilities striking deep into Russian territory are not just disrupting Moscow’s battlefield operations—they are also exposing Russia’s vulnerabilities in their energy sector infrastructure, writes David Kirichenko.
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Washington could leverage the Baku-Jerusalem relationship to contain Iranian geopolitical ambitions.
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Ensuring shared failsafe protocols is the best way to improve nuclear security in a world where arms control progress has stalled, writes Julia Berghofer.
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As Iran’s economic, regional, and domestic standing deteriorates, senior and junior officials alike will begin to realize that the regime cannot ensure their safety, writes Saeed Ghasseminejad.
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In trying to avoid the mistakes of the past, Germany’s liberal politicians are pushing their country right back toward them, writes Cheryl Benard.
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According to a 2021 Chicago Council of Global Affairs (CCGA) poll, 71 percent of South Koreans who were polled support their government building nuclear weapons.
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The grand experiment of global climate change will proceed apace with the human race, not looking in from the outside, but with itself inside the warming test tube, writes Robert L. Kleinberg.
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A second Trump administration has the opportunity to cement nuclear energy as a pillar of U.S. energy dominance and global competitiveness.
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Despite its statements vowing to clean up the country, Syria’s new government is unlikely to tackle the profitable narcotics trade, writes Ahmad Sharawi.
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The White House should appoint a senior overseer of U.S. maritime strategy, writes James Holmes.
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Two North Koreans who once operated in the heart of its regime bring firsthand insight into the Kim family’s rule.
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While big business is often cast as the enemy of climate progress, corporations are under increasing pressure to cut carbon emissions, writes Giulio M. Gallarotti.
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"Climate hawks should be focused on asking what it would take for China and other major emitters to get President Trump to be willing to rejoin the Paris Agreement," writes Philip Rossetti.
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The Middle East needs U.S. foreign policy to address two key threats: a weakened but unpredictable Iran and the resurgence of Sunni extremism in Syria, writes Arman Mahmoudian.
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