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Foreign Economic Investment Kills Independence Hopes in Balochistan
A recent bid for Baloch secession is unlikely to gain traction. -
Is This the End of the Kurdish Insurgency in Turkey?
The PKK has announced it will disband, but its arrangement with Ankara may lack the conditions for a lasting peace. -
The Shifting Landscape of U.S.-China Economic Relations
Both countries are expanding their efforts to influence politics through trade regulation. -
Beijing’s Changing Invasion Calculus
China might use its expanding coercive toolkit to put Taiwan in its crosshairs. -
The Revenge of the JCPOA
The Trump administration is confronting a familiar problem: How can the United States prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon? -
Europe’s Undersea Opportunity
With threats to subsea cables increasing, European countries need to step up to secure their interests. -
The UAE’s Trump-Era AI Strategy
The Trump administration should beware mounting Emirati courtship for more U.S. AI chips. -
The Legal Counteroffensive to Russia’s Hybrid War
An espionage case in Poland shows a way forward for combating Russia’s network of paramilitaries and other proxies. -
Verifying Who Pulled the Trigger
Can regulators know when autonomous weapons systems are being used? -
China, Not Russia, Is the Next Major U.S. Military Competitor in Africa
Beijing’s more quiet military role on the continent is also more ambitious and sustainable. -
How Drones Make Civil Wars Worse
The proliferation of drone technology has made civil wars longer, deadlier, easier to start, and more difficult to end. -
What Would It Take to Remove Syria’s New Government From the U.S. Terrorism List?
The country's acting president and the organization he led are on designated terrorist lists, but he wants a path to normalization.


