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Tracking China’s Compliance with the South China Sea Arbitral Award: Scarborough Shoal Update
Last month, we argued that despite China’s rhetoric, China had only clearly violated four out of 15 rulings contained in the July 12 U.N. Convention for the Law of the Sea arbitral award. China’s complia... -
America's Counterterrorism Allies: What Are They Good For?
Editor's Note: The United States cannot fight terrorism without allies, but these alliances bring with them new problems and at times make counterterrorism far more complicated, to put it gently. Clint W... -
Water Wars: Sifting Through the Tea Leaves in the South China Sea
Manila triangulates relationship with Washington, Beijing, and Tokyo President Duterte and Prime Minister Abe meet in Tokyo (Photo: Reuters) -
How Free? Brexit and the Movement of Peoples
As the U.K. government prepares itself for the beginning of Brexit negotiations in March 2017, it is becoming increasingly clear that there is no off-ramp—and, for that matter, no brakes on the car. If y... -
Between Iraq and a Hard Place: How the Battle in Mosul Will Affect ISIS Control in the Region
Editor's Note: With the operation in Mosul well underway, Iraq expert and Brookings Doha visiting fellow Ranj Alaaldin sat down with Brookings Doha’s Communications Assistant Sumaya Attia to discuss why ... -
Vietnam, the UNCLOS Tribunal, and the Latest U.S. FONOP in the South China Sea
Last Friday, on the heels of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declaring his “separation from the United States” during a visit to China, the USS Decatur conducted a freedom of navigation operation (F... -
Middle East Ticker: Egypt Nears Its Boiling Point, Mosul Offensive Enters Second Week, and Two More Ceasefires Collapse
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The Latest US Freedom of Navigation Operation Opens the Legal Door to More Aggressive US Challenges to China’s Artificial Islands
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State-Sponsored Doxing and Manipulation of the U.S. Election: How Should the U.S. Government Respond?
As Thomas Rid explains in this terrific piece in Esquire, the Russian government has developed a remarkable capacity for blending the fruits of espionage with information operations designed to manipulat... -
Water Wars: Mr. Duterte Goes to Beijing
Details of a Deal Emerge between Manila and Beijing President Xi Jinping welcomes President Rodrigo Duterte to Beijing (Photo: Straits Times) -
Does Obama Really Have a November Surprise Planned for Israel and the Palestinians?
Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on Markaz. *** -
The Search for Authorization: Three Eras of the President’s National Security Power
The constitutional text governing national security law is full of gaps and oversights. This is particularly true with regard to the President. Notwithstanding occasional claims of extra-constitutional, ...
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