NAFTA Negotiations will Extend China’s Influence in North America
August 11, 2017 4 min. read
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Trump’s blunt mercantilism risks pushing Mexico and Canada into China’s arms. Indeed, both countries have expressed interest in signing a deal with Beijing.

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Theresa May’s Misplaced Bet on Donald Trump
August 1, 2017 6 min. read

France was recently declared the world’s top soft power for 2017, outranking both the US and the UK for the first time. How should Theresa May respond?

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North Korea: Push Comes to Shove
July 24, 2017 5 min. read

North Korea’s July 4 launch of an ICBM pushes us to a full reckoning with our motives, values, and national existence. In columnist Charles Krauthammer’s words, for “25 years and five administrations, we have kicked the North Korean can down the road. We are now out of road.” North Korea has put enough “facts on […]

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The Department of State’s Listening Survey Calls For A Mission
July 20, 2017 5 min. read

The State Department issued the report on an internal “listening survey” on July 5. The report is not public, but reports indicate that its first recommendation is to define a mission for the Department of State. It also addresses a host of other concerns, and current and past State personnel complain that the Department is […]

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Trump and the Russians: Collusion or Sowing Discord?
July 17, 2017 9 min. read

Did the Russians really need Trump’s collusion? And if not, could the appearances of collusion have been intended to foment chaos in U.S. politics?

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The Need for a New ICBM Strategy
July 12, 2017 3 min. read
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The first week in July in 2017 saw the launch of a medium range Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, or ICBM out of North Korea. The Hwasong-14 missile was launched from a mobile launcher, similar in function to that of the Russian Topol-M launch vehicle. While tested from a mobile platform, the test firing was based near […]

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Obama, the Russian Hacking, and the Folks Who Write about Them
July 7, 2017 6 min. read

The key take-away from the pundit discussion regarding Obama and the Russian cyber attacks is that Obama did nothing in the face of Russian aggression. The critics rarely if ever say what he should have done; often neglect to mention what he did do; and completely ignore the reasons for not doing more.

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India Continues Building Trade Ties With Africa
July 5, 2017 6 min. read

India’s external trade has grown significantly with the continent across the Indian Ocean. There are many similarities the regions share in both challenges and opportunities, and plans are evolving to strengthen partnerships.

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Painting Targets in the Syrian Conflict
June 22, 2017 3 min. read
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This week conflict between the United States and its allies in Syria against the Syrian regime, Russia, and Iran heated up.

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Energy Security in North Korea: From Defiance to Survival
June 15, 2017 10 min. read

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station photographing East Asia were surprised when they saw a ‘black hole’ between China and South Korea.

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President Trump’s War Room on Russia, As If Russia Were Running It
June 11, 2017 5 min. read

Trump is setting up a “war room” to counter the Russia probe. With talk about Russian government tactics for meddling in Western democratic processes, what would the Kremlin do in such a war room?

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