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Breaking Down Trump’s Middle East Policy
The greatest challenge when trying to anticipate what a Trump administration has in store for Middle East policy is Donald Trump himself. His shifting positions over the course of the campaign have made ... -
Water Wars: Looking Through a Glass, Darkly, in the South China Sea
"Peace through strength" in the South and East China Seas -
A Trump-China Reading List, and Unanswered Questions for his Asia Policy
Donald Trump’s policy approach toward China and the Asia-Pacific region is a story yet to be written. The only thing observers in the United States and around the world know for sure is that uncertainty ... -
Understanding China’s Cybersecurity Law
Protecting “cyber sovereignty” (网络空间主权) has been the lodestar of Chinese policymaking regarding the internet for much of President Xi Jinping’s administration. -
Middle East Ticker: Syrian Rebels Announce Raqqa Operation, Turkey’s Anti-Democratic Purge, and Egypt’s Economic Turbulence
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Legal Considerations Guiding the Iraq-Kurdistan Dispute
Three weeks ago, a U.S.-led coalition made up of Iraqi military units, Kurdish Peshmerga, Sunni tribal groups and Iran-backed Shiite militias began the campaign to liberate Mosul from ISIL control. Home ... -
Iran and Its Iraqi Shi'a Allies
Editor's Note: As the Islamic State is driven from Mosul, Iraqis and the the country's neighbors are wondering who will take the group's place. The Iraqi government is weak, and Iranian-backed Shi'a mili... -
Iraqi Kurdistan: Mosul and Beyond
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared in Markaz. This is part two in a two-part series. The first part can be found here. -
U.S. Defense Department Confirms USS Decatur Did Not Follow Innocent Passage and Challenged China’s Excessive Straight Baselines
In my analysis of the USS Decatur’s freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) near the China-occupied Paracel Islands last month, I wrote that the FONOP “probably” did not follow innocent passage and “most... -
Iraq in the Eye of the Storm
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Water Wars: All Eyes Turn to Scarborough Shoal
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Turkey: Getting Worse before It Gets Better
Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on Order from Chaos. *** The noose around Turkish democracy’s neck tightened further on Monday, when the police raided the offices of yet another newspaper—...