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The Deterrent Threat of a Vetoed War Powers Resolution
While President Trump can decide whether to use force against Iran, Congress has taken steps that may make him unwilling to do so. -
China’s Failed Pandemic Response in Africa
China has tried to build goodwill with its "mask diplomacy," but its efforts are backfiring. -
ChinaTalk: AI Basic Research in China and the U.S.
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U.S.-China Rivalry After COVID-19: Clues and Early Indications from Southeast Asia
Both the United States and China have lost credibility from their responses to the crisis. -
Defending the U.S. Military Presence in Africa for Reasons Beyond Counterterrorism
As the Pentagon contemplates a drawdown of the U.S. military presence in Africa, it is imperative for the U.S. military to reaffirm its non-counterterrorism missions in the region and reform how it execu... -
Can the Islamic State's Afghan Province Survive Its Leadership Losses?
The organization's leader was arrested, then his successor. Now it will try to regroup. -
How Has Russia Responded to COVID-19?
Russia initially seemed largely unscathed by the pandemic. But the virus has since arrived in full force. How has the country responded? -
ChinaTalk: Coronastories 3—Nanjing, Nepal, and Singapore
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The Normalization of Trade Security Exceptionalism
Trade authorities delegated to the president by Congress represent two distinct approaches to trade—a primary tariff-lowering approach and a secondary security-premised tariff-raising approach. -
China's Balancing Act in Libya
While other countries have intervened with force, China has taken a cautious approach to preserve its options. -
Trump Wants Answers on the Pandemic’s Origins. Politicizing Intelligence Won’t Help.
Conflicting statements from U.S. leaders are undercutting the credibility of U.S. intelligence on the coronavirus. -
Protecting the Rules-Based Order at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
State parties to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea have a lawful and peaceful way to uphold the international rule of law and counter China’s disregard of a 2016 arbitral tribunal’s legally bindi...



