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The UAE in Yemen: From Surge to Recalibration
The Emirati intervention in Yemen ramped up, then drew down. What were they hoping to accomplish? -
Justice Department Charges Two Islamic State Members for Executing Americans
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FCC Adopts More Transparency and Coordination in Foreign Telecom Review Process
A lot of media attention is devoted to foreign-owned software like TikTok and WeChat, but an ongoing and less-covered policy shift is occurring in how the U.S. government screens foreign-owned telecoms f... -
The Chagos Archipelago Dispute: Law, Diplomacy and Military Basing
What’s the international significance of the dispute over the Chagos Archipelago? -
White Demographic Anxiety Fuels Support for Torture of Terrorism Suspects
A survey experiment shows that white Americans are more likely to support torture if they're reminded of the changing demographics of the country. -
U.S. Intelligence Community Ill-Prepared to Respond to China, Bipartisan House Report Finds
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has released a partially-redacted summary of its “China Deep Dive” report on the U.S. intelligence community’s capabilities and competencies regarding... -
What to Make of the Johnson-Grassley Report on Biden and Burisma
The report doesn't break any new ground and highlights the decline of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. -
China’s Threat of Force in the Taiwan Strait
China is clearly engaged in military intimidation of Taiwan and is not living up to its commitment to settle the cross-strait issues through peaceful means. -
TikTok Wins Round One: An Overview of Judge Nichols’s Preliminary Injunction Ruling
A federal judge has barred the Trump administration, for the moment, from enforcing IEEPA sanctions against TikTok. Here’s why. -
Were Iran and the United States Really ‘on the Brink’? Observations on Gray Zone Conflict
The managed escalation in response to the targeting of Qassem Soleimani avoided an all-out war—just as it was intended to do. -
Could a Kiwi Sailor’s Northwest Passage Transit Break the Legal Ice Between Canada and the U.S.?
Short-term coronavirus regulations led the Kiwi Roa to inadvertently challenge Canada’s long-standing claim that the waters of the Arctic archipelago and Northwest Passage are internal waters. -
Rim of the Pacific and Its Discontents
The past month in the Indo-Pacific saw flyovers of military exercises, anti-ship ballistic missiles and rising Taiwan tensions.



