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The Decline of the American Brand
Commentary
What is the United States in functional, geopolitical terms? In the words of the great British geographer of a century ago, Halford Mackinder, the temperate zone of North Amer...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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This Is How Trump Can Successfully Navigate the China Trade Trap
Commentary
Foreign-policy experts and America’s allies have roundly criticized President Trump’s new tariffs and investment restrictions as a potential opening salvo in a global trade wa...
By Peter Harrell
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A Balanced Defense
Commentary
When President Trump signed the 2018 omnibus spending bill, he committed the nation to a two-year, $1.416 trillion defense-spending plan, but his signature did not answer the ...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Chaos Awaits Ronny Jackson at the VA
Commentary
In the 88 years since the founding of the modern Department of Veterans Affairs, presidents have mostly turned to retired military officers and politicos to run the massive ag...
By Phillip Carter
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Much ado about Huawei (part 1)
Commentary
Huawei has provoked recurrent concerns and generated nearly incessant controversy in recent news cycles. In the US, the potential for Huawei to dominate 5G network services wa...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Rumors Suggest VA Secretary Shulkin Will Be The Next To Leave Trump Cabinet
Commentary
David Greene talks to Phillip Carter of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) about reports embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin could be fired this week...
By Phillip Carter
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Send Navy Ships to the Baltic and Black Seas
Commentary
Forward-deployed” American naval forces — those that have home ports outside the United States, such as the forces currently based in Japan and Spain — have provided great str...
By Jerry Hendrix
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John Bolton thinks he can be tough. Can he also be fair?
Commentary
National Security Council staff usually stumble onto White House grounds every morning around 7, before most of the Beltway has had its first cup of coffee. The gate closing b...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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How Russia and China Could Come Unhinged
Commentary
We have moved from a world of ideological struggles in the 20th century to a world of geopolitical struggles in the 21st—or so goes the conventional wisdom. But technology is ...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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With Trump economic crackdown, a new era in U.S.–China relations
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The Trump administration announced today a plan to levy investment restrictions and roughly $60 billion worth of tariffs on China in response to its widespread violation of U....
By Dr. Daniel Kliman
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Donald Trump and the Art of Strategic Ambiguity
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Donald Trump has disturbed the world. His policy of strategic ambiguity has destabilized friends and foes alike. It has forced enemies such as North Korea to the bargaining ta...
By Jerry Hendrix
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China’s Quest for Political Control and Military Supremacy in the Cyber Domain
Commentary
The People’s Republic of China seeks to contest information dominance (制信息权) and discursive dominance (话语权) in cyberspace. For the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), cybersecurity...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Firing VA Secretary David Shulkin Is a Bad Idea
Commentary
Dr. David Shulkin, the current secretary of veterans affairs and the only Democrat in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, has done fairly well running the VA. At a signing cerem...
By Phillip Carter
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Robert Kaplan: Grand Strategy and the Return of Marco Polo's World
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The following is a transcript of Robert D. Kaplan's speech at the Michael J. Zak Grand Strategy Lecture on March 7th, 2018. KAPLAN: It is a great privilege and honor for me to...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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How Mike Pompeo Could Save the State Department
Commentary
Former congressman and CIA Director Mike Pompeo has a bio that sparkles even in Washington: top of his class at West Point, five years of Army service, Harvard Law, success in...
By Phillip Carter
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A Requiem for Rex’s Redesign
Commentary
President Trump’s decision to inform Rex Tillerson of his firing via tweet was a fitting end to what has been a historically weak and ineffective tenure as secretary of state....
By Ilan Goldenberg
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How to Save the Iran Nuclear Deal
Commentary
After a year of complaining about the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), U.S. President Donald Trump finally resorted to thre...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Ilan Goldenberg
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The Clock Is Already Ticking on Mike Pompeo
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Rex Tillerson’s humiliating end is hardly surprising. He’s been on life support for months: last summer, Washington buzzed with rumors of “Rexit,” and last November the White ...
By Julianne Smith & Derek Chollet
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For the Navy, Strike Capability Should Be Top Priority
Commentary
The United States Navy needs to make some hard choices if it wishes to remain relevant in the Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2AD) security environment that lies ahead of it. It mus...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Column: Toward a civil discourse on foreign policy
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Tampa Bay residents were surprised recently when Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his annual address, showed an animated video that had multiple warheads raining down on w...
By Julianne Smith
