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America will lose patience with European appeasement
Appeasement is an age-old tactic of diplomacy. It can be a defensible one, but not as a frame of mind for an entire continent. Yet no word captures the general mood of Europe ...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Forget F-16s for Taiwan: It's All About A2/AD
The time has come for the United States to consider ending the sale of upgrades for F-16 fighter aircraft to Taiwan and instead shift military sales and cooperation to emphasi...
By Van Jackson
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Solving the THAAD Puzzle in Korea
South Korea has been an ally of the Unites States for over 60 years. Over the decades, there have been numerous defense issues between the two allies. The latest issue hanging...
By David Eunpyoung Jee
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The importance of cyber offense: Sanctions are a good start
On April 1, the Obama administration announced a new sanctions program to target "malicious cyber-enabled activities" -- the criminal hackers and government-backed spies who t...
By Peter Harrell
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Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program pens an op-ed discussing the state of U.S.-Japan Relations.
At 9:30 AM on April 28, 1952 the U.S.-Japan alliance stood up as the U.S. occupation of Japan stood down. At the end of this month, the U.S.-Japan alliance will step up as Jap...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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A bold new Arab vision…for 2009
The Arab League Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh over the weekend produced a show of unity and pledges of support to the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen. Enthusiastic commentato...
By Marc Lynch
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Japan Leads a New Asian Order
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress later this month will mark the first time a Japanese leader has spoken before America’s premier ven...
By Richard Fontaine
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From Political Taboo to Strategic Hedge: A US Perspective on Ballistic Missile Defense
Ballistic missile defense (BMD) is both expensive and largely unproven;1 so on what basis might we judge its value? This article offers a US perspective about the utility of B...
By Van Jackson
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Counter-Swarm: A Guide to Defeating Robotic Swarms
Swarming with a large number of low-cost autonomous systems can be useful for a wide range of applications in warfare, and the U.S. military should move to harness the advanta...
By Paul Scharre
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Let’s Lock in the Rebalance to Asia
America’s rebalance to Asia is real today. Whether it endures as a permanent feature of U.S. foreign and defense policy very much depends on the next several years. A bit of m...
By Shawn Brimley & Jerry Hendrix
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Is North Korea a Nuclear State?
If the global norm against nuclear proliferation is to retain meaning, North Korea must remain isolated from the international community in certain respects. But that doesn’t...
By Van Jackson
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Commanding the Swarm
Today’s uninhabited vehicles are largely tele-operated, with a person piloting or driving the vehicle remotely, but tomorrow’s won’t be. They will incorporate increasing auton...
By Paul Scharre
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The political theory of Kendrick Lamar
Last Monday, Kendrick Lamar’s eagerly anticipated new album “To Pimp a Butterfly” dropped a week ahead of schedule. Rapturous reviews quickly followed, declaring it an instant...
By Marc Lynch
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Will Asia's Peace Last?
Will Asia’s peace endure? The answer depends on how policymakers cope with growing structural pressures that increasingly encourage miscalculations, arms races, and reckless f...
By Van Jackson
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Audio: Why an American and an Afghan are optimistic about Afghanistan's future
By Michèle Flournoy
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Why North Korea Is So Freaked out by US-ROK Drills
Spring is a season for cherry blossoms. However, for many of the 28,500 of American military personnel forward deploying in the Republic of Korea (ROK), this is the season for...
By David Eunpyoung Jee
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The Kobani Model: Strengthening Kurdish-Arab Relations in Syria
The Islamic State (IS) suffered a setbackat the northern Syrian-Turkish border city of Kobani. This much-heralded event was important for a reason that has potential future ra...
By Nicholas Heras
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Visiting Fellow Dr. Van Jackson discusses Japan’s militarization
Is Japan striving for military “normalcy,” hedging against uncertainty, or balancing a more assertive China? Under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan has increased defense spen...
By Van Jackson
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Iran's Great Cultural Advantage
Throughout all the vicissitudes of dealing with Iran, an obvious fact has been insufficiently addressed: The external behavior of Iran's regime is simply more dynamic and more...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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Is the Iran Deal the New Obamacare?
Has the Iran deal become too big to fail? Last October, right-wing opponents of President Obama seized on comments by his advisor, Ben Rhodes, who suggested that the administr...
By Ilan Goldenberg