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‘America’s Back’ at the Table: Cataloguing the Biden Administration’s First Security Council Presidency
In March, the United States assumed the presidency of the U.N. Security Council for the month. Here’s our brief on the U.S.’s program of work. -
Zalmay Khalilzad Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations on Afghanistan
On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at 2:30 p.m., the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing on U.S. policy to Afghanistan. -
Russia’s Illegal Restriction of Navigation in the Black Sea
As Russia escalates its efforts to destabilize Ukraine, it has increased tensions and put the region on heightened alert by illegally closing portions of the Black Sea to all foreign warships and other s... -
In the Wake of SolarWinds, the U.S. Must Grapple With the Future and Not Just the Past
Given the wide range of strategic and tactical benefits for Russia, a cyber operation with SolarWinds’ scale and sophistication should never be understood as “just espionage.” -
Biden's Asia-Pacific Rebalancing Push
The United States has tried to shift its foreign policy focus from the Middle East to the Asia-Pacific for two decades. Will Biden finally succeed? -
ChinaTalk: Why Are Chinese TV Dramas So Bad?
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Alibaba Is Fined; Other Tech Companies Are Put on Notice
Lawfare’s biweekly roundup of U.S.-China technology policy and national security news. -
A Multilateral Surveillance Accord: Setting the Table
Stakeholders are increasingly advocating for a multilateral accord on government surveillance. -
A Preview of Post-Withdrawal Problems in Afghanistan
Tuesday’s House Armed Services Committee hearing previewed some problems that might emerge as a result of withdrawing from Afghanistan. -
Water Wars: Chinese Maritime Militia Disperses Amid Political Standoff With the Philippines and the United States
China’s “gray-zone” tactics around the South China Sea, diplomatic developments with Taiwan and applying the Law of the Sea in the Spratly Islands. -
An Off-the-Shelf Guide to Extended Continental Shelves and the Arctic
Alarmed rhetoric about great power competition over the Arctic has been based partly on common errors about extended continental shelf claims. Accurate descriptions of these claims are necessary to under... -
ChinaTalk: How Huarong Explains China's Creaky Financial System