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The Battle Over Taiwan

Presidential elections in Taiwan and the U.S. in 2024 could add some spice to the geopolitical battle over Taiwan. In recent years, Taiwan has become a major battleground in the great power rivalry between China and the United States. A number of factors have contributed to geopolitical tensions …

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Will Trump Defy MAGA-world for Nikki Haley?

With Haley’s polls rising in New Hampshire, could Trump tap her for his 2024 ticket? Is Nikki Haley running for the presidency—or Donald J. Trump’s vice president? Former speaker Kevin McCarthy says she’d be right for the job. Although Trump himself deemed the prospect “unlikely,” this is a …

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What Donald Trump’s Ukraine Strategy Could Look Like

Far from abandoning Ukraine, a second Trump administration would lift restrictions on Ukrainian military aid in order to force a peace settlement. Donald Trump has vowed that in a second presidential term, he would end the war in Ukraine “in twenty-four hours.” Mainstream analysts have dismissed the president’s …

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Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change, and the Importance of the State

Climate change, like nuclear weapons, is routinely described as a “global” threat that has transformed our world into a “global village” in which no state is secure unless a cosmopolitan and borderless vision of security is adopted. Such perspectives argue that there is a need for “global answers” …

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The Hezbollah of the Caucasus

Iran’s latest proxy group targets Azerbaijan and its connections with Israel. In October, in the Iranian holy city of Qom, an indignant, portly mullah with aneckbeard riled up hundreds of faithful, flag-waving supporters by threatening to strike  “Zionist” targets in the North Caucasus, Azerbaijan, and Northern Iran. Meet …

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The Office That Henry Kissinger Built

Robert O’brien Every American has Dr. Henry Kissinger to thank for helping to shape a more peaceful world. Every National Security Adviser who served after Kissinger has him to thank for skillfully securing their office close to the president in the West Wing of the White House. Every …

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The Ranking of 190 Countries on Ease of Doing Business

Since the last couple of decades, countries have been ranked on ‘ease of doing business’ as a good measure to know which country is easy and receptive with procedures to attract international enterprises, especially now when billion remote members of the highly talented gig economy seeking residency in …

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The U.S. Air Force Is in Serious Decline

The Air Force today would struggle to execute another Desert Storm, much less take on a peer adversary like China. In September, the United States Air Force celebrated another birthday. At age 76, it is in bad shape. Despite lowering qualification standards, it cannot attract enough recruits to …

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What Would a Second Trump Administration Mean for North Korea?

A second Trump administration would likely lead to an escalatory and unpredictable approach toward the “Hermit Kingdom.” It is tempting to presume that the return of Donald Trump to the White House in 2025 would revive the “bromance” between Trump and Kim Jong-un and spark renewed tensions within …

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