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Water Wars: Biden Administration Releases New Indo-Pacific Strategy
The Biden administration releases its Indo-Pacific Strategy; Australia protests Chinese warship lasing of Australian maritime patrol aircraft in Australia’s exclusive economic; and more. -
Divestment From Russia by Foreign Business Could Increase Pressure on Putin
While Putin made prewar preparations to attempt to sanction-proof the Russian economy, he was not ready for the risk of a mass foreign exodus from the Russian market. -
The ICC Investigates the Situation in Ukraine: Jurisdiction and Potential Implications
What are the extent and limits of the court’s jurisdiction over the conflict? -
The Seizure of A Russian Merchant Vessel Raises Questions About Neutrality
During armed conflict, can neutral states seize belligerent merchant vessels on the high seas and retain their neutral status? -
ChinaTalk: Xi-Putin Relations and the View From Riga
Una Aleksandra Bērziņa-Čerenkova, Head of Riga Stradins University China Studies Centre, Head of the Asia program at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs, and a member of the European Think tan... -
ChinaTalk: How Eastern Europe Sees China and The War in Ukraine
Matej Šimalčík, Executive Director of the Central European Institute of Asian Studies, joins from Bratislava. -
Does Foreign Sovereign Immunity Apply to Sanctions on Central Banks?
The relationship between foreign sovereign immunity and sanctions against central banks is important but often mischaracterized. -
Foreign Fighters and Fellow Travelers: Right-Wing Extremism in Australia and the United States
White nationalism has a long history in Austrailia that has been reinforced by transnational ties to extremist groups in the United States. -
Turkey Must Close the Turkish Straits Only to Russian and Ukrainian Warships
Turkey’s current chosen path of attempting to close the straits to all warships oversteps the Montreux Convention and risks replacing a long-standing set of rules vital to Turkish security with arbitrary... -
What Sanctions Has the World Put on Russia?
The United States and its allies are imposing unprecedented sanctions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. But their effects may be felt far beyond Russia’s borders. -
Ukrainian and Russian Will to Fight: An Early-War Assessment
Identifying and assessing the factors that motivate soldiers on the battlefield help explain the conflict so far and how the contest of wills could shift over time. -
ChinaTalk: Emergency Pod: Tooze and Klein on Nuclear War, The EU's Future, and What's Next
Adam Tooze and Matt Klein return to ChinaTalk to discuss the war in Ukraine.