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The Far-Right Idealized the Russian Military. Ukraine Exposes All the Ways They’re Wrong.
The Russian military's poor performance and apparent war crimes demonstrates the hollowness of its hyper-masculine propaganda. -
ChinaTalk: China/Russia + Why China's Making More Nukes
Is a nuclear arms race inevitable? China has been building up its nuclear arsenal over the past few years. While it remains significantly smaller than the US and Russia’s, what does this mean for geopoli... -
Trouble Is Brewing in Germany
Over the past two years, the heterogeneous Querdenker movement against Germany’s coronavirus restrictions has radicalized sharply, involving not only far-right ideologues but also average German citizens... -
Why China’s CIPS Matters (and Not for the Reasons You Think)
While China’s CIPS would not help Russia evade the full brunt of U.S. and allied sanctions, the U.S. should keep a watchful eye on CIPS because it is a crucial piece in China’s broader ambition in intern... -
What Does Arming an Insurgency in Ukraine Mean?
Research on insurgencies holds lessons for how to aid Ukraine, but assessing what policies are best will depend on how the conflict proceeds. -
ChinaTalk: How Will Beijing Respond to the War in Ukraine?
CSIS' Bonny Lin joins to discuss how Beijing is responding to the war in Ukraine, potential future paths for Chinese policy, whether the IC could pull the same intelligence coups in Beijing as they did i... -
ChinaTalk: Taiwan Indie Music 101, the Taipei Underground and Tankie Rappers
Taipei-based DJ and New Bloom editor Brian Hioe (@brianhioe) takes us on a tour of the local indie music scene and explains what some of last year’s top tunes can tell us about Taiwanese politics and cul... -
How Democracies Can Respond to the Invasion of Ukraine
Putin's brutal war not only aims to reclaim a sovereign democracy under his autocratic rule but also signals globally the strength of the authoritarian grip. The democratic community’s response sends a m... -
Chat and Encrypted Messaging Apps Are the New Battlefields in the Propaganda War
Ukraine and Russia are adapting to a changed media environment that provides new ways to distribute information and disinformation. -
ChinaTalk: Orgies, U.S. Navy Corruption and The Fall of Fat Leonard
Award-winning journalist Tom Wright (@tomwrightasia) joins me to discuss Fat Leonard’s relationship with the military and how it all came crashing down. -
After the China Initiative
Last month, the Justice Department announced the end of its highly controversial China Initiative. As the first public trial of an academic prosecuted under that Initiative gets underway, however, it rem... -
The NATO Treaty Does Not Give Congress a Bye on World War III
In the event of an armed attack, the United States “reserves the right to determine for itself what military action, if any, is appropriate.”
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