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The U.S. Department of Energy confirmed its discovery of a 3,400-kiloton reserve of lithium in California's Salton Sea, making it one of the largest exploitable lithium deposits in the world.
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BRICS group members constitute forty percent of the world's population and one-fourth of global GDP.
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Kyiv’s struggle, if successful, could reignite worldwide democratization and help speed along political transitions in other nations, writes @UmlandAndreas .
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New legislation proposed by the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing is set to allow mainland authorities to directly target anti-government protests in Hong Kong.
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"These 'both sides' narratives give the mistaken impression that Russia and Ukraine are equally culpable for a war Russia started," writes Lillian Posner.
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Congress has passed the Uyghur Human Rights Act, potentially imposing economic sanctions on members of China's Politburo for the country's campaign against its Uyghur Muslim minority.
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is both directly stoking violence in the South Caucasus and undermining diplomacy aimed at achieving a ceasefire, David L. Phillips writes.
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There must be international demands to inspect the camps and perhaps sanctions levied against Chinese authorities and businesses if China does not comply with the inspections.
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President Javier Milei has turned Argentine foreign policy in a pro-American, pro-NATO direction.
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) has successfully passed an amendment to the military budget in the House of Representatives forcing the President to collect and publicly report data on the impact of U.S. sanctions worldwide every year.
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Britain, Australia, and Canada issued a joint statement with the United States on Thursday condemning the Chinese government's latest move to limit Hong Kong's autonomy.
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Britain, Australia, and Canada issued a joint statement with the United States condemning the Chinese government's latest move to limit Hong Kong's autonomy.
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Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) are pushing for a new bill that targets Chinese officials and banks in retaliation for Chinese moves against Hong Kong's autonomy.
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Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) have proposed a bill to ban Chinese nationals from receiving U.S. student visas for science, technology, engineering and mathematics research.
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"Turkey may be a NATO ally, but Kurds are America's friends in the fight against violent extremism," writes David Phillips.
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Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) are pushing for a new bill that targets Chinese officials and banks in retaliation for Chinese moves against Hong Kong's autonomy.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that Hong Kong no longer has a "high degree of autonomy from China," beginning a process to end the city-state's special trade relationship with the United States.
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Boris Johnson has made a bold pledge: that if Beijing goes ahead with imposing a controversial new security law in Hong Kong, #Britain will open its doors to Hong Kong residents who want to flee Chinese authoritarianism.
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Instead of becoming a responsible international stakeholder, China has turned into a menace with ever-growing ambitions in the Asia-Pacific and beyond, Daniel J. Samet writes.
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The world is facing the 'One Road, One Plague' phenomenon, which underscores how Beijing's systematic deficiencies could easily spread across beneficiaries and beyond.
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#Japan is taking steps to pull some of its supply chains out of China. What are the implications of this?
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On Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed #China as "hostile to free nations," portraying Beijing as fundamentally opposed to the United States.
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Washington must stay on guard and continue to counter China's influence operations no matter who wins, Craig Singleton writes.
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#Beijing ’s local office promises that it won’t interfere “in general” in Hong Kong affairs, but claims the right to “rectify” situations when it considers the national interest to be at stake.
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China's "Thousand Talents" program is a way for the Chinese government to tap into the world's greatest minds.
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China's "Thousand Talents" program is a way for the Chinese government to tap into the world's greatest minds.
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Britain, Australia, and Canada issued a joint statement with the United States on Thursday condemning the Chinese government’s latest move to limit the autonomy of Hong Kong.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that Hong Kong no longer has a "high degree of autonomy from China," beginning a process to end the city-state's special trade relationship with the United States.
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Beijing's inability to rule wisely would justify pressure being heaped upon Chinese and Hong Kong officials, John Lee writes.
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"The simple fact is that China has no more legal right to Taiwan than it has to Korea," write Peter C. Hansen and Michael Rubin.
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"Xi Jinping's increasing aggressiveness underscores that decades of accommodating and appeasing Beijing were mistakes," Michael Rubin argues. "Against this backdrop, Pompeo should visit Taiwan."
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President Javier Milei has turned Argentine foreign policy in a pro-American, pro-NATO direction.
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Washington must stay on guard and continue to counter China's influence operations no matter who wins, Craig Singleton writes.
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Ukraine can provide the NATO alliance with manpower, strategic depth, and combat experience.
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"Given that Turkey is a major disruptive force in the region, it is incomprehensible that the Biden administration would consider the sale of the F-16 jets to be in line with U.S. national security interests," writes Robert Ellis.
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Xi may believe he can digest Hong Kong and crush its freedom spirit, but he will be wrong to believe that India is weak or that the United States—even under the Trump administration—would simply ignore his aggression.
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The United States is transitioning from the well-worn concept of strategic ambiguity to a new vision of strategic clarity in how it counters China's ambitions to take Taiwan.
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"Faced with the rise of authoritarian attacks on democracy around the globe, the UN should recommit itself to its founding principles and welcome Taiwan's meaningful participation," writes Bi-khim Hsiao.
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"Putin could face a crisis that many of Russia's past rulers did when repeated military failures led to a severe deterioration of their political legitimacy and credibility," writes Jong Eun Lee.
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Britain, Australia, and Canada issued a joint statement with the United States condemning the Chinese government's latest move to limit Hong Kong's autonomy.
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Hong Kong's prospects for a more democratic system of self-rule are not optimistic, Robert Keatley writes.
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"Beijing is subverting two basic aspects of Hong Kong civic life that set it apart from the rest of China -- its limited degree of self-government based on popular elections and its independent legal system," Robert Keatley writes.
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When historians write of Chinese President Xi Jinping's muscular moves to smother freedom, Hong Kong will feature prominently, Patrick M. Cronin writes.
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"Faced with the rise of authoritarian attacks on democracy around the globe, the UN should recommit itself to its founding principles and welcome Taiwan's meaningful participation," writes Bi-khim Hsiao.
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When historians write of Chinese President Xi Jinping's muscular moves to smother freedom, Hong Kong will feature prominently, Patrick M. Cronin writes.
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"Given that Turkey is a major disruptive force in the region, it is incomprehensible that the Biden administration would consider the sale of the F-16 jets to be in line with U.S. national security interests," writes Robert Ellis.
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China's "Thousand Talents" program is a way for the Chinese government to tap into the world's greatest minds.
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Chinese ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui declared on Tuesday that the United States bore the primary responsibility for the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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"Beijing is subverting two basic aspects of Hong Kong civic life that set it apart from the rest of China -- its limited degree of self-government based on popular elections and its independent legal system," Robert Keatley writes.
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According to General Mark Milley, "China poses a longer term, almost existential challenge. A massive naval build up is needed to counter China."
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"Similar to defending Ukraine, Washington should take steps to prevent Turkic aggression against a sovereign state and strategic partner," writes David L. Phillips.
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"Xi Jinping's increasing aggressiveness underscores that decades of accommodating and appeasing Beijing were mistakes," Michael Rubin argues. "Against this backdrop, Pompeo should visit Taiwan."
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"If the Kosovo case should set a precedent for anything, it's that the world should not sit idly by while states perpetrate major crimes against humanity," Alex Galitsky writes.
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Britain, Australia, and Canada issued a joint statement with the United States condemning the Chinese government’s latest move to limit Hong Kong’s autonomy.
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"Hong Kong will never again be the city that many citizens and foreigners remember from not so long ago," Robert Keatley writes.
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How should the Biden administration confront Beijing over its mass detention of Uyghurs? Boycott China's 2022 Winter Olympics, Nicholas Hanson argues.
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A United Nations report implicates the government of Ethiopia in war crimes during the conduct of its two-year war in the country's northern Tigray region.
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For the sake of peace, it is time for the United States to open a consulate in Nagorno-Karabakh now, Michael Rubin writes.
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"It is up to the United States and the international community to make the consequences of invading Syria too high for Turkey," writes Nadine Maenza.
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"Hong Kong will never again be the city that many citizens and foreigners remember from not so long ago," Robert Keatley writes.
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"The time has come to maximize pressure on the regime as well as support for the Iranian people," argues Saeed Ghasseminejad.
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A top U.S. admiral has warned that China could invade Taiwan in the next six years, sparking renewed concerns over Beijing's military designs on the island state to its southeast.
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The President Is Right: It Is Time to Leave Syria
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Kyiv’s struggle, if successful, could reignite worldwide democratization and help speed along political transitions in other nations, writes Andreas Umland.
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"Beijing is subverting two basic aspects of Hong Kong civic life that set it apart from the rest of China -- its limited degree of self-government based on popular elections and its independent legal system," Robert Keatley writes.
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) has successfully passed an amendment to the military budget in the House of Representatives forcing the President to collect and publicly report data on the impact of U.S. sanctions worldwide every year.
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Twitter temporarily locked the account of China's Embassy in the United States over a tweet about Uighur women that violated the company's "policy against dehumanization."
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Washington's insistence on staying in Syria under the pretext of "containing ISIS" is rather weak, writes Ali Demirdas.
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The United States must continue to speak honestly and forthrightly about China's malign activity in the Pacific, Alexander B. Gray writes.
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To find a safe path forward on cybersecurity, Americans need a clear-eyed-understanding of Chinese threats, Klon Kitchen writes.
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Twitter on Wednesday locked the account of China's embassy to the United States, after the account referenced China's policy towards the Muslim Uighur ethnic group.
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A news report from the Chinese-government backed Global Times writes that China could "easily shoot down U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones," quoting Chinese military experts claiming knowledge of the aircraft's recent training activities.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) signed a letter pressing #Turkey on the fate of "journalists, activists, and other political prisoners" in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Was it is just a coincidence that the Wuhan Institute of Virology has long been researching exactly the kinds of #coronaviruses as the one that started circulating in Wuhan late last year?
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The success of #Turkish armed drones and its push into Syria in February and March 2020 has shone a spotlight on Turkey’s indigenous drone and armament industry.
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"Hong Kong will never again be the city that many citizens and foreigners remember from not so long ago," Robert Keatley writes.
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A new United Nations report has implicated the government of Ethiopia in war crimes during the conduct of its two-year war in the country's northern Tigray region.
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