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Brief: With Long-Range Bombers, the US Sends a Message

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Brief: Turkey Comes Around on Economic Reform

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Background: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can no longer ignore the (most...
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Daily Memo: Russia’s Missile Test, Concerns Over Central Asia

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Conspicuous missile test. Russia’s newest naval corvette for the first time test-launched a cruise...
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What We’re Reading: Acts of Heroism

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Medal of Honor Directed by James Moll The Medal of Honor is the highest and most...
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What We’re Reading: American and Soviet Pathologies

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Why Obama Fears for Our Democracy An interview by Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic I’ve read approximately...
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China Stares Down a Financial Reckoning

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One has to wonder what Jack Ma was thinking when, in a speech in...
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The Limits of Syrian Kurdish Self-Determination

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The creation of the Kurdish Regional Government in northern Iraq in 1992 had a...
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When COVID-19 Hits Home

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In Russia, the country I call home, COVID-19 cases are increasing. The number of daily infections exceeds that of the first wave earlier this...
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Europe’s Ghost of Summers Past

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On July 21, European Council President Charles Michel sent out a one-word tweet that...
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Russia’s Search for Strategic Depth

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In 2005, in a speech delivered in front of Russia’s Federal Assembly, Russian President...
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What Russia Expects From the Next US President

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Though legal challenges remain, Joe Biden seems as though he will be the next...
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The Future of the Gulf Cooperation Council

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Just six weeks after the beginning of the 1980 Iraq-Iran War, Arab countries gathered...
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The World’s Largest Trade Pact

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(click to enlarge) Judging solely by its headline figures, the newly inked 15-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – by most metrics the world’s largest...
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US Sanctions on Iran in 2020

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(click to enlarge) As a part of the Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign against Iran, the U.S. government has imposed new sanctions on Iran throughout...
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India and Pakistan’s Tug of War Over Kashmir

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(click to enlarge) India-Pakistan tensions over Kashmir stretch back to partition in 1948. In many ways, the historical pattern shows an evolution toward a “frozen”...
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American Council on Science and Health: Cyberattacks as a Public Health Threat

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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the extent to which cyberattack targets such as pharmaceutical companies and hospitals are attractive. It’s time to consider the...
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RealClearWorld: Seeking a Solution to Russia’s Strategic Problem

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Russian President Vladimir Putin described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe in history. It is certainly true of modern...
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RealClearWorld: Japan’s Glacial Ascendance

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For such a historic transition of power, the handover from Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving and most powerful postwar prime minister, to Yoshihide Suga was...
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Brief: Turkey Comes Around on Economic Reform

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Background: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can no longer ignore the (most recent bout of) trouble Turkey is in. The economy is in shambles, support...
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Daily Memo: Establishing Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

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Cease-fire implementation. Azerbaijani troops entered the Aghdam region of Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday as part of the Russian-negotiated cease-fire agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia. A...
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The Limits of Syrian Kurdish Self-Determination

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The creation of the Kurdish Regional Government in northern Iraq in 1992 had a tremendous impact on Kurds throughout the Middle East. In Syria,...
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Brief: Russia Is Wooing Uzbekistan

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Background: Among the most important of modern Russia’s foreign policy objectives is to reclaim the influence it lost when the Soviet Union collapsed, particularly...
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