North Korea’s nuclear program is a regional issue. It requires a regional response.
Nukes and North Korea: A New Direction?
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Trump’s Scorched-Earth Doctrine
Trump is doing whatever he can to make it impossible for his successor to resolve some of the world’s most intractable problems.
The Pandemic and Oil
With oil prices down and wealthy countries bungling COVID-19, the pandemic has exposed the weaknesses that wealth papers over.
We’ve Had Killer Drones for Years. Now the Pentagon Wants Robot Generals, Too.
Strategists are seriously arguing that battlefield assessment — including for nuclear warfare — should increasingly be delegated to machines.
China and the United States: The 21st Century’s ‘Great Game’
For China, the global war for influence is about trading partners. For the U.S., it could mean something more volatile.
What Will Trump Do to the World to Win Re-Election?
Trump shrugged at 150,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths. Who’s to say he’s above starting a fight with China or Iran?
Trump’s Cold War China Policy Will Isolate the U.S., Not China
The United States must stop pursuing its counterproductive effort to undermine China and instead work with all our neighbors on this small planet.
India and China: Behind the Conflict
The two most populous countries in the world are battling over a border, but it’s really about energy and water.
Feds Attack!
Trump’s use of federal paramilitaries is a classic tactic of autocrats to test how far they can push their authority in opposition-controlled regions.
The Global Rushmore of Autocrats
It’s not Washington and Lincoln Trump imagines himself in the footsteps of — it’s Xi and Putin.