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Water Wars: Flirting in the Taiwan Strait
Continued tensions in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, a reemphasized U.S. naval focus on China, and Japanese outreach to European nations. -
Building a Better U.S. Approach to TikTok—and Beyond
Three principles for tackling the security risks of foreign-made software. -
Afghanistan Will Be the Biden Administration’s First Foreign Policy Crisis
Four recommendations for the new administration to bolster the Afghan government and security forces. -
ChinaTalk: America's New Tools of Coercion
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Debunking a New Chinese Talking Point Against U.S. Policy in the South China Sea
China is accusing the United States of changing its South China Sea policy and taking a side among the claimants. But that accusation is flawed. -
ChinaTalk: Wendy Cutler on U.S.-China Trade Policy
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Egypt’s Crackdown on EIPR: Instrumentalizing Counterterrorism to Silence Dissent
Egypt’s recent crackdown on a prominent civil society organization provides a window into how the country has been misusing counterterrorism to silence dissent. -
The SolarWinds Breach: Why Your Work Computers Are Down Today
A quick guide to the news of a major cyber intrusion by the Russian government. -
Outsourcing Disinformation
Why foreign actors are hiring firms with cheap labor and local knowledge to post inauthentic content to social media. -
The S-400 Knot in U.S.-Turkey Relations: Assessing the Viability of U.S. Sanctions
Trump might finally impose CAATSA sanctions on Turkey. But without a broader strategy to address fractured U.S.-Turkey relations, sanctions will prove counterproductive to American interests. -
The Future of NATO
As the U.S. transitions to a new administration, it is important to reflect on the Trump administration’s approach to NATO and evaluate whether the treaty itself provides legal mechanisms to address curr... -
Turkey’s Government Wants Silicon Valley to Do Its Dirty Work
The Turkish government is trying to outsource censorship to social media companies. Silicon Valley should not play along.