A Preview of Trump’s Foreign Policy Towards China
December 7, 2016 7 min. read

Trump will have to navigate the labyrinthian US foreign affairs field. As a diplomacy amateur, Trump’s strategy may cause uncertainty to US-Sino relations.

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Media Storm Resurrects Discredited Claims about Iranian Resistance Group
December 2, 2016 5 min. read

As President-elect Trump picks his Secretary of State, discredited claims about an Iranian resistance group—the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK)—resurface.

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Forecasting Unconventional Elections: What Can Be Done?
November 29, 2016 6 min. read

The polling industry must be strengthened, not discredited. It remains crucial in an era in which markets are hypersensitive to political outcomes.

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Fighting Extremism in the Trump Age
November 25, 2016 6 min. read

The biggest obstacle to America’s use of soft power in the combat against extremism abroad is the recent emergence of extremism in America.

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Are Cold War Politics Back?
November 18, 2016 3 min. read

The Clinton campaign linked hacks of the DNC to Russia. Snowden took refuge in Moscow. And the Obama administration has been linked to hacking of close allies.

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Something To Hope For In An Inauguration Speech?
November 16, 2016 3 min. read

What could a passage on foreign policy in President Trump’s inaugural speech look like? We take a stab at it.

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Will the Real Donald Trump Please Stand up
November 15, 2016 4 min. read

From immigration to the role of international institutions, Trump appears to maintain “both a public and a private position” on key foreign policy issues.

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What Does Trump’s “Pivot” Back To South Korea Mean For His Foreign Policy?
November 15, 2016 5 min. read

While campaigning, Trump argued that the U.S. should no longer pay for Seoul’s defense. As president-elect, he has reversed his claim.

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Free Trade Taking a Beating in U.S. Election
August 24, 2016 4 min. read

In a sharply divided electorate, opposition to free trade is creating an unlikely point of unity between angry voters across the aisle.

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Taking Advantage of Foreign Policy
August 20, 2016 3 min. read

In the eyes of Russia, Iran, American allies and many Americans themselves, the United States is no longer guiding foreign policy in the Middle East.

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Trump’s Bad Foreign Policy Prescription
August 19, 2016 4 min. read

Trump’s over-simplistic diagnosis of the threat to America specifically, and the world in general, is off the mark, and so is his prescription.

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Alliances and American Values
August 4, 2016 5 min. read

Trump is not alone in complaining about alliances. Others, for various reasons, dislike our relationship with Saudi Arabia or arrangements with Pakistan.

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