Latest in Foreign Relations & International Law
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What the FY 2022 NDAA Does, and Does Not Do, to Military Justice
The President just signed the FY 2022 NDAA bill after contentious debate throughout Congress. But what reforms does it actually make (and what does it not change at all)? -
The Defense Department’s Role in the New Sustainability Executive Order
Reducing emissions will be a challenge but also an operational opportunity for the Department of Defense. -
ChinaTalk: U.S.-China Science Relations and the PhDs Caught in the Middle
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Blurry Ideologies and Strange Coalitions: The Evolving Landscape of Domestic Extremism
Four factors are driving the increasing hybridization of extremist ideologies. -
Using a Sanctions Framework to Fix the ICTS Executive Order
The Commerce Department should restructure the ICTS rules to adopt a sanctions framework by creating a new list of entities that would be prohibited from selling ICTS into the U.S. market. -
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2022
The 2022 NDAA authorizes $768 billion in funding for the Defense Department. -
Anticipating Future Directions of Tech-Enabled Terror
Counterterrorism experts need to get ahead of the curve of terrorist innovation with new, commercially-available products. -
China Again Uses Force to Bully Its Neighbors
Continued Chinese interference with the resupply of the Sierra Madre contingent could have unintended consequences that destabilize the region and potentially result in an international armed conflict. -
China Wants to Join Southeast Asia’s Nuclear-Free Zone. Why Now?
In November, China’s President Xi Jinping announced that China is prepared to sign the 1995 Bangkok Treaty, joining the ASEAN nuclear-free zone. Why now? -
ChinaTalk: CSET: How to Break the Think Tank Mold
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Why the FCC Expelled a Chinese Telecom for National Security Risks
The FCC issued an order barring China Telecom from providing telecommunications services in the United States. -
Federal Intervention, Conflict and Drought in the American West
Land management has long been fuel for unrest west of the Mississippi. Will extreme drought and climate change amplify the risk?



