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Commentary
Energy, Economics & Security / National Security Law
Reforming National Security Tariff Tools: Issues and Recommendations for PolicymakersIntroduction President Trump’s late-May threat to impose tariffs on U.S. imports from Mexico in response to illegal immigration, and ongoing threat of tariffs against U.S. aut...
By Peter Harrell
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Trump Keeps ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran, Even Though It Is Failing in Venezuela
Commentary
Escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf peaked last week when President Donald Trump abruptly canceled U.S. airstrikes against Iranian military assets, after Iran shot down an...
By Neil Bhatiya
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How to Address the Greater Russia-China Alignment
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The world’s leaders will gather this week for the G20 Summit in Japan. All eyes will be on President Donald Trump’s highly anticipated meetings with Chinese president Xi Jinpi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & David Shullman
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Democrats Face a Defense Spending Conundrum
Commentary
On Wednesday and Thursday, 20 of the two dozen contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination will converge on stage in Miami to make their case to the American people....
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
The Key to Success with North Korea: A ROK-Solid AllianceWhen President Trump meets South Korean President Moon Jae-in after the G-20 Summit next week, he will have a golden opportunity to jump-start diplomatic engagement with North...
By Kristine Lee & Neil Bhatiya
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Trump and Kim’s Interactions Aren’t Transactional Anymore
Commentary
There’s a Korean saying that goes “Chop 10 times, and there isn’t a tree that won’t fall over.” Sometimes that number goes up to 100, but the underlying point—fundamental to c...
By Duyeon Kim
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Commentary
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Addressing America's Operational Shortfall in the PacificThe Trump administration has made a number of strong statements about the need for the United States to do more to prepare for great power competition with China. Officials ha...
By Mark Montgomery & Eric Sayers
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Commentary
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security
Living on the Edge: Strengthening American CompetitivenessRichard Fontaine highlights the range of national security challenges facing the United States....
By Richard Fontaine
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Maximum Pressure on Iran Means Maximum Risk of War
Commentary
Reports of attacks Thursday in the Gulf of Oman against a Norwegian and a Japanese oil tanker signal a potentially significant increase of tensions in the Middle East among Ir...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Commentary
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
U.S. eyes Southeast Asia ties to check China ambitionsFor the United States, competing with China must now be our national priority, as indicated in multiple US high-level documents. But the US is not competing for its own sake. ...
By Elbridge Colby
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If Trump Wants to Take On China, He Needs Allies
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With the prospect of a trade deal between China and the United States all but dead, the Trump administration is no doubt weighing its next steps in its quest to rein in Beijin...
By Julianne Smith
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Strengthening Congress’ Role in Sanctions
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Congress’ role in U.S. sanctions policymaking is not a new phenomenon, but it has taken on increased resonance in the past decade. The passage of legislation, such as the Iran...
By Neil Bhatiya
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Deterrence and Disclosure: The Dual Logics Promoting U.S. Sanctions Compliance
Commentary
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is the primary agency responsible for promoting compliance with U.S. economic sanctions. OFAC has a m...
By Bryan Early
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The Eroding Value of Nonproliferation Sanctions
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Is the threat of sanctions a deterrent to nuclear proliferation? Academic theory suggests deterrence should hold when the potential proliferator believes the threat of sanctio...
By Nicholas L. Miller
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When Do Economic Sanctions Work Best?
With the success of comprehensive financial sanctions against Iran over nuclear proliferation during the Obama administration, policymakers in Washington have grown more confi...
By Dursun Peksen
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How Hungary’s Orban Puts Democratic Tools to Authoritarian Use
In his visit to the White House last month, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who proudly describes himself as an illiberal democrat, did what every good populist does: H...
By Carisa Nietsche
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Implementing new PT standards may hurt Army readiness. The service should learn from how US allies pulled it offAfter nearly two decades of grinding low-intensity conflict, the U.S. military is shifting to focus on near-peer competition — and tailoring its physical fitness requirements ...
By Emma Moore
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Americans are still enjoying the security won by the troops who stormed the beaches on D-Day, but that safety is not guaranteed
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As you read this, you are enjoying the legacy of the "Greatest Generation." Their greatest achievement is not the victory over Japan and Germany in 1945 but the 74 years of pe...
By Jim Townsend
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Why the fragmentation of European politics could bode poorly for democracy
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After last week’s elections, the European Parliament is more fragmented than ever — growing discontent with the mainstream meant that centrist and mainstream parties took a be...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Erica Frantz & Joseph Wright
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Proliferation Finance: Critical Issues and Priorities for Congress
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The lack of effective and universal financial controls to prevent weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation is a gaping security vulnerability for the international comm...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg, Neil Bhatiya, Claire Groden & Ashley Feng
