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Defense & SecurityChina, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, United States

Japan Will Enhance Its Military Posture to Counter China

Joshua Ball

In Northeast Asia, growing tensions around the Korean Peninsula are likely, with the possibility of a confrontation in the coming years. Kim Jong Un is consolidating his grip on power…

Government & PoliticsRussia, Ukraine

Nadiya Savchenko Detained in Ukraine on Charges of Plotting Attempted Coup

Gabriella Gricius

Nadiya Savchenko was an MP in the Ukrainian parliament after spending two years in Russian custody. On March 22, 2018, Nadiya Savchenko was arrested by the Ukrainian State Security Service…

Defense & SecurityCrimea, Georgia, International Security, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, United States

“Plausible Deniability” in Russia’s Hybrid War in Ukraine

Joshua Ball

From the beginning of Russia’s engagement in Crimea, there was a profound emphasis on maintaining a degree of plausible deniability.The Russian flag was raised by residents of Crimea, not Russian…

Defense & SecurityUnited States

Gina Haspel is Trump’s Chance to Reset His Bad Start with CIA

Brent Durbin

The CIA had a tough first year under President Donald Trump. It started with the president making a brashly political speech in front of the agency’s Memorial Wall, which is…

Defense & SecurityGeorgia, Russia, Ukraine, United States

Top Putin Aide’s Hacked Emails Reveal Secret Plan to Invade Ukraine

Joshua Ball

Hacked emails, allegedly belonging to top Putin advisor Vladislav Surkov, reveal a Kremlin plot to create conditions for the annexation of parts of eastern Ukraine that coincides with the aftermath…

Economics & TradeCanada, China, European Union, Japan, Mexico, United States

How Are International Trade Disputes Resolved?

James McBride

Dispute resolution mechanisms have become increasingly controversial as countries grapple with their implications for sovereignty, domestic regulation, and the enforcement of international obligations. As global trade has flourished in recent…

Defense & SecurityBelarus, European Union, Hungary, Russia

European Union Extends Arms Embargo Against Belarus

Gabriella Gricius

On February 14, 2018, European Union officials voted to extend the EU arms embargo against Belarus for another year. These measures include “an arms embargo, ban on the export of…

Defense & SecurityEuropean Union, NATO, Russia, United States

Russia Poised to Challenge U.S. & NATO Allies for Military Dominance

Jeff Seldin

Russia’s campaign to modernize and strengthen its armed forces is increasingly putting U.S. and European forces at risk, with some defense officials raising concerns Moscow’s military soon could challenge the…

Defense & SecurityChina, Russia, United States

U.S. Lacks Strategy to Combat Foreign Interference in 2018

Joshua Ball

The U.S. lacks a strategy to combat Russian interference, as China is rapidly expanding its foreign influence efforts.On March 6, The U.S. Director of National Intelligence told a Senate Armed…

Defense & SecurityChina, United States, Vietnam

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Visits Vietnamese Port for First Time Since Vietnam War

Joshua Ball

A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier has visited a Vietnamese port for the first time since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. The visit is seen as a sign…

Government & PoliticsChina, Russia

It’s Likely China Will Enter Another Long Period of Severe Dictatorship

Jerome A. Cohen

Term limits for the leadership are not usually found in dictatorships. The Chinese Communist Party’s proposed abolition of China’s presidential term limit means that it has forgotten one of the main…

Government & PoliticsGeorgia, Poland, Russia, Ukraine

The Decline of Mikhail Saakashvili

Gabriella Gricius

Former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili was banned from Ukraine for three years this week after being expelled from the country. In February, 2018, MIkhail Saakashvili was detained, flown to Poland,…