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How China Is Rewriting the Norms of Human Rights
Beijing is promoting an alternative conceptualization as a form of "normfare" to challenge the liberal international order. -
New Ideas for Over-the-Horizon Counterterrorism in Afghanistan
The United States should be exploring new approaches for attaining its counterterrorism goals. -
Climate Security Next Steps for the U.S. Government
In the 21st century, addressing national security risks to Americans means tackling climate security. Here are a few key recommendations for how the Biden administration should do just that. -
Tax Sanctions and Foreign Policy
Congress needs to rethink tax law so it can complement other economic tools. And Congress needs to act soon, because overreliance on other tools—financial sanctions, export controls and tariffs—threatens... -
ChinaTalk: How Chinese Ink Painting Survived the CCP
How did Chinese painting, arguably the elitist of arts, fare during the Cultural Revolution? To discuss ink paintings, socialist realism, oil paintings and the political upheavals that formed their backd... -
How Russia’s War in Ukraine Affects Its Meddling in Africa
Russia is keeping the influence it has built up in the Central African Republic, Libya, Mali and Sudan. -
Biden Administration Releases Plan to Seize Russian Assets
On April 28, the Biden administration released a comprehensive proposal for a legislative package to hold the Russian government and Russian oligarchs accountable for the war against Ukraine. -
ChinaTalk: Global Standards: What's the Deal?
MIT professor of business and history JoAnne Yates and Wellesley professor of political science Craig Murphy are the authors of Engineering Rules: Global Standard Setting since 1880. Together with co-hos... -
Governing Platforms Through Apple’s App Store in the U.S. and China
The tools governments use to regulate behavior online are very similar, even in countries as seemingly dissimilar as the United States and China, but what differs is the incentive structures they create. -
Time for a U.N. Peace Enforcement Operation in Northern Ukraine?
A cease-fire and peace enforcement operation in areas from which the Russians have retreated would certainly not be easy but could be an initial step toward a collective path forward. -
Giving Russian Assets to Ukraine—Freezing Is Not Seizing
What the executive branch should not do is pretend that Russia’s money can be used to provide material support to Ukraine in the face of existing legal barriers. -
Russian Leaders Know They’re Committing War Crimes. Their Laws of War Manual Says So.
By their own words, Russian leaders are condemned.
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