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North Korea, Nukes and Negotiations

Aug. 9, 2017 North Korea exposes itself to more risk by obtaining nuclear weapons, but it increases its leverage by being close.

In Venezuela, the Government Faces Dual Opposition

Aug. 9, 2017 Factions of the military and civil society are teaming up to challenge the president.

Radical Islam by a Different Means

Aug. 8, 2017 Islamist groups don’t become less extreme just because they enter the political mainstream.

Trump’s Emerging Afghan Policy

Aug. 7, 2017 Like the one before it, the current U.S. administration is finding it difficult to end the war.

One Way Russia Can Retaliate Against US Sanctions

Aug. 7, 2017 Moscow’s energy supplies, especially those it sends to Europe, may be its best option to respond to U.S. pressure.

The Islamic State: Lessons in Crossing Boundaries

Aug. 4, 2017 The group is attracting the sort of attention that will make continued success hard to come by.

Russian Sanctions: The Kremlin’s Response

Aug. 3, 2017 Moscow is looking to a few key regions to relieve some of the pressure from the U.S.

Toward a Geopolitics of the Arctic

Aug. 3, 2017 There are many misconceptions about the region, its potential and its impact on Russia.

The Terrible Magic of Atomic Weapons

Aug. 2, 2017 It’s hard to build a national policy on the assumption that these weapons moderate the depraved.

If Venezuela Were Stable

Aug. 2, 2017 Even a crisis as fraught as Venezuela’s will eventually pass. But what happens then?

The Role of US Allies in the North Korea Crisis

Aug. 1, 2017 South Korea and Japan are both under threat, albeit differently.

A New Phase in US-China Relations

July 31, 2017 The threat of war on the Korean Peninsula has shifted dynamics between the world’s two largest economies.

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