Expect an asymmetric response; direct actions would wreak havoc on both China and the global economy.

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The right to a fair trial for National Security Law defendants is under threat. As the first NSL trials begin, it remains to be seen whether rule of law in Hong Kong will survive. 

At first glance, a partnership grouping together Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan appears rather strange. But the new partnership potentially heralds a far more ambitious project to bring together the countries o...

Current congressional action related to the possible repeal of outdated force authorizations against Iraq will do little to affect the executive branch’s use of military force behavior in the region.

President Biden warned Vladimir Putin that the U.S. will take “necessary action” if Russia does not disrupt ransomware attacks from its soil. The problem with this warning is that the U.S. has been pledg...

A bilateral agreement on cyberattacks against financial integrity would be an important first step that could help build confidence to make progress on other, more challenging areas. Yet, even for this i...

Preventing online radicalization will require a collaborative approach with companies from around the world.

Despite signs of rapprochement, new faultlines are emerging over freedom of navigation in the eastern Mediterranean.

President Biden has established fighting corruption as a "core national security interest" and instructed his Cabinet to recommend a new whole-of-government strategy to do so. To form such a strategy, th...