Diplomacy As A Budget Friendly Program?
March 25, 2017 6 min. read

Trump’s proposed budget cuts 28% from the State Department’s funding, reducing foreign aid and de-funding a range of programs.

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Robert Lighthizer on Trade with China
March 18, 2017 3 min. read

The new pick for U.S. trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, recently signaled the new administration’s get-tough approach to China over trade issues.

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H.R. McMaster on China
March 8, 2017 3 min. read

McMaster drew parallels between Russia’s activities on its borders with similar Chinese activities in the South China Sea, declaring China was “challenging U.S. interests at the far reaches of American power”.

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South Korea’s Strategic Importance Forgotten Amidst the Trump-Abe Honeymoon
March 5, 2017 6 min. read

While the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye paralyzed South Korea’s diplomatic service, Japan has worked to strengthen Trump’s commitment to its defense.

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Trump Administration Puts Iran “on Notice” & Issues Sanctions. What’s Next? 
February 22, 2017 5 min. read

What is the nature of Tehran’s aggressions and what are possible non-military policy options for containing the threat posed by the Iranian regime?

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Hanoi Halts Protest Over Disputed Islands
February 8, 2017 3 min. read

Vietnam and China pledged to settle disputes and to work toward a code of conduct for maritime operations after Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit to Beijing.

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Nuclear Weapons Proliferation and Missile Defense
January 20, 2017 3 min. read

Pyongyang wants to develop a nuclear capable ICBM, capable of hitting the United States’ west coast. This could become a reality as early as this year.

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Pro-China Groups Protest Taiwan President’s U.S. Visit
January 17, 2017 3 min. read

The protest received little attention in the U.S. but was widely reported in China as evidence of “overseas Chinese” support for Beijing’s “one-China” policy.

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How Trump will Impact the Indian and Chinese Geopolitical Chessboard?
January 16, 2017 5 min. read

If Trump wants to take his China policy to its logical conclusion, he should capitalize on and galvanize strategic ties with India.

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Defending Space: Preserving U.S. Superiority in the Skies
December 30, 2016 6 min. read

Striving to maintain American superiority in space does not just protect the U.S., but considering the alternatives, also makes the world a safer place.

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How the U.S. Sentiment Towards Refugees Shifted
December 28, 2016 8 min. read

40 years ago, two million Vietnamese refugees resettled in the U.S. FPA spoke to Vietnamese-Americans to see how U.S. sentiment towards refugees has changed.

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