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In more recent years, it has upgraded its strategic partnerships and expanded military exchanges and joint exercises with countries including Russia, Pakistan, and Iran. Credit: AFP

China’s Search for Allies

The United States’ network of alliances has long been a central pillar of its foreign policy—and, as competition with China has intensified in recent years, held up as a major U.S. advantage. The…

Patricia M. Kim

After Kim Jong Un

Last month’s media frenzy over the health and possible death of the North Korean leaderKim Jong Unseemed in many respects like an indulgent diversion. During the nearly three-week period, starting…

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty signing by the USSR, the USA and Great Britain. (Getty)

Will Nuclear Weapons Make A Comeback?

Last month,the United Stateswithdrew from a landmark missile treaty withRussia. Another crucial arms control treaty, the New START agreement, is set to expire in early 2021.Chinaand several other…

Eric Brewer

Learning to Love Kim's Bomb

Upon returning from the Singapore summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June, U.S. President Donald Trump declared the North Korea problem “solved.” Many experts did not share his optimism…

Joshua Shifrinson
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Secrets and surveillance: a look at Washington’s spy museum

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Syria reinforces its borders to stop any Israel-Iran spillover

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How Israel upended Khamenei’s strategic patience doctrine

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Arash Azizi

Attacks on Iran make a nuclear bomb more likely

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