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Deterrence & Foreign PolicyAfrican Union, China, Zimbabwe

China’s Role in Ousting Mugabe During the Zimbabwe “Coup”

Chris Alden

Why the focus on China’s role in Mugabe’s fall missed the bigger picture. The ouster of Robert Mugabe has dominated global coverage of Africa over the past few weeks. In Western…

Defense & SecurityChina, Russia, Syria

China to Deploy Special Forces Units to Syria

Joshua Ball

China will deploy troops to Syria for the second time since 2015 to assist the Syrian Government. China will send troops to Syria to aid President Bashar Al-Assad’s forces, according…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyChina, India, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, United States, Vietnam

Why is the South China Sea So Important to the U.S.?

Leszek Buszynski

The U.S. should "send China a clear signal that, first, the island-building stops, and second, your access to those islands also is not going to be allowed." Donald Trump’s nominee…

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

North Korea Launches ICBM Capable of Reaching Continental U.S.

Joshua Ball

North Korea has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile that is capable of hitting anywhere in the continental United States. On November 28, 2017, North Korea conducted a test launch of a…

Defense & SecurityChina, European Union, Iran, Japan, Military Strategy, North Korea, Russia, United States

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Modernization

Ankit Panda

U.S. strategic and tactical nuclear weapons on land, in the air, and at sea, will undergo costly and extensive modernization in the coming years. U.S. nuclear forces, operated by the…

Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, China, India, Pakistan

Disaster in South Asia: Nuclear Deployments & Violent Extremism

GSR Staff

Nuclear proliferation is dangerous for long-term Indian national security any way you look at it. At-sea deployments of nuclear weapons by India, Pakistan, and perhaps China, would increasingly nuclearize the Indian…

Defense & SecurityBrazil, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey

Acheiving Sustainable Economic Growth in the E7

Joshua Ball

The gap between the developed world and the developing world is closing—fast. India's GDP trajectory over the next 34 years is distinctly separate from its GDP per capita progression, demonstrating…

Economics & TradeChina, United States

China Faces a Daunting Task in Managing Its Growth and Security

Joshua Ball

Forecast: China's political stability will hang in the balance. Xi will emerge from the party’s congress with the political capital required to see a lot of his ambitious visions through. However,…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyChina, India, Pakistan, United States

Balancing China: The Foundations of an Indo-U.S. Strategic Partnership

Joshua Ball

The United States' alliances give it a competitive edge against China. China does not engage in alliance structures targeted against third countries. This was to allow for China to retain…

Government & PoliticsChina

Xi Jinping Lays Out Plans to Make China Great Again

Jinghan Zeng

Chinese elites have long been searching for answers to the same question: how to make China great again? In 1793, in his letter to Britain’s King George III, China’s Qianlong…

Defense & SecurityChina, Energy, European Union, Foreign Policy, France, International Security, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Northern Africa, Oil, OPEC, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United States

Converging Economic and Demographic Trends Threaten Security in the Middle East and North Africa

Joshua Ball

With oil prices unlikely to recover to levels of the petroleum boom governments may have to limit cash payments and subsidies. In the meantime, social networks have provided new tools…