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Xi Jinping: An Echo of Saddam?
Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power at the recent Communist Party congress in Beijing was accomplished with a Shakespearean twist. Xi’s predecessor as president, Hu Jintao, se...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Democracies Must Stop Playing Games with Myanmar’s Representation at the United Nations
Member States that believe in human rights and democracy must take the necessary steps to give back to the Burmese people — from whom so much has been taken — their voice....
By Kelley Eckels Currie
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Sharper: The State of AI
The U.S. government's recent chip export controls are the latest salvo in the U.S.–China rivalry in artificial intelligence. Semiconductors are a key input for AI systems and ...
By Anna Pederson
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AUKUS Has Big Technology Hurdles with Some Very Big Rewards
Amid the rise of Chinese power and the changing Indo-Pacific dynamic, allies like Australia and the US must work together even more closely than before....
By Richard Fontaine
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Under Pressure: The Present and Future of International Order
Defending a liberal international order requires unity and commitment. It entails costs....
By Richard Fontaine
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Carrie Cordero Keynote Speech: "Protecting the Protectors: Preventing and Mitigating Domestic Violent Extremism in the Military, Veterans and Law Enforcement Communities"
Drawing from the forthcoming Center for a New American Security (CNAS) report, "Protecting the Protectors: Preventing and Mitigating Domestic Violent Extremism in the Military...
By Carrie Cordero
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Time to Unleash Congress on Putin
Congress has played a major role in providing support to Ukraine’s war effort. But it has largely held back on Russia sanctions. For the West’s campaign against Russia’s oil s...
By Edward Fishman
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Mind the Gap, Part 2: The Cross-Strait Potential of China’s Civilian Shipping Has Grown
China’s civilian roll-on/roll-off vessel fleet enhances the immediacy and the complexity of the invasion threat facing Taiwan. Washington should start preparing now to counter...
By Tom Shugart
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Europe and the US Must Compete with China
The future of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative will likely hinge on the viability of liberal democratic alternatives....
By Carisa Nietsche & Nicholas Lokker
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OPEC+ Oil Cut: Are Saudi Arabia and UAE Testing the Limits of a New World Order?
While claims that the Saudis and Emiratis and the rest of Opec+ are biased towards Russia seem overstated, it is clear that they are not shunning them....
By Rachel Ziemba
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Don’t Let Politics Kill the Lebanon-Israel Gas Deal
An Israeli-Lebanese border deal could help U.S. efforts to quell Iran, isolate Russia, and support European energy security....
By Daniel Silverberg & Kirsten Fontenrose
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The Energy Crisis Could Fragment the European Union
As European leaders face the daunting task of managing the energy crisis during the winter ahead, it will take adept political compromise to maintain the morale of citizens an...
By Nicholas Lokker & Gibbs McKinley
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The Downside of Imperial Collapse
Empires form out of chaos, and imperial collapse often leaves chaos in its wake....
By Robert D. Kaplan
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How to Improve Your Pickup Aviation Advising Game
The United States failed in its attempts to build air forces in Iraq and Afghanistan for numerous reasons. Chief among these was policymakers’ excessive ambition: they failed ...
By Tobias Switzer & Jonathan Magill
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In El Salvador and Elsewhere, Leaders Find Ways to Break Term Limits
Limits to executive time in office help ensure regular, institutionalized rotation of leadership....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Erica Frantz & Joseph Wright
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Iran Is Roiling with Protests, Nuclear Talks Are Stalled — Biden Must Raise the Stakes
If members of Congress squirm at the idea of supporting an Iran deal, they should consider how much worse their lives would become when President Biden asks them to vote to au...
By Jonathan Lord
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Sharper: NATO
As the war in Ukraine pushes past the six-month mark, NATO stands at a critical juncture. In the face of renewed great-power competition in Europe, the alliance has proved to ...
By Anna Pederson & Michael Angeloni
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Russia’s Great Transformational Failure
While post-communist countries saw varying degrees of success, it is the failure to modernize along all three dimensions that distinguishes Russia....
By Maria Snegovaya
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Future-Proofing Transatlantic Relations (II): Taking Advantage of the 2023 Window of Opportunity
The time to lock in progress in the transatlantic relationship is now....
By Carisa Nietsche
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Irregulars
Katherine Kuzminski joins The Signal to discuss accusations of a “woke” takeover of the United States’ military, generally considered to be America's most trusted institution,...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski