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Peacekeeping and Stability Operations
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Stabilization Is Essential to Accomplishing the Mission
Linda Robinson @RobinsonL100
Apr 24, 2018
The RAND Blog
As the inevitable “what next” questions swirl around Iraq and Syria, and military gains remain fragile, military commanders have come to the forefront in pushing for a new model. They warn that total withdrawal will ensure bad things fill the vacuum.
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Chemical Weapons and Warfare
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A Norm in Crisis: Implications of Persistent Chemical Weapons Use
Natasha Lander
Apr 18, 2018
RealClearDefense
The international community should consider serious options to hold perpetrators of chemical attacks accountable and stop further attacks. These are not easy choices. But the alternative is accepting that long-held norms are crumbling, and the world is sliding back to a time when inhumane tools of war were common.
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International Diplomacy
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Why the U.S.-Japan Summit Matters
Jeffrey W. Hornung
Apr 17, 2018
CNN
After a year and half of relative stability, the The United States and Japan now must talk about difficult issues in which they have vested interests. As allies, and close friends, they could both benefit from reconfirming common goals and establishing a set of strategies to deal with challenges.
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Turkey
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Turkey's Double Standard: How Ankara's Actions Contradict Its Claims of Opposing the Islamic State
Ahmet S. Yayla, Colin P. Clarke @ColinPClarke
Apr 13, 2018
Foreign Policy
Turkey wants to take credit for the demise of the Islamic State, insisting that Turkey's actions in northern Syria have helped lay the groundwork for a sustainable peace. But the evidence clearly suggests otherwise.
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Syria
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Conditioning American Withdrawal from Syria
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins, Jeffrey Martini
Apr 9, 2018
Al-Monitor
U.S. forces will soon withdraw from Syria, and the U.S. State Department put a hold on further stabilization assistance to areas liberated from the Islamic State. The U.S. and its partners should offer stabilization and reconstruction help, particularly in regions where much of the damage was the result of American-supported military operations.
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Global Security
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Can Washington Successfully Prepare for the Future?
Andrew R. Hoehn, Andrew Parasiliti @ATParasiliti, Ali Wyne @Ali_Wyne
Apr 6, 2018
The National Interest
The impossibility of predicting the future does not remove the need to mull the uncertain. Policymakers should build in windows of time to think imaginatively about the pursuit of America's strategic objectives, and take a bird's-eye view of the role America can and should play in shaping an increasingly complex, chaotic world.
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Security Cooperation
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'Zero-sum' Approach to Defence and Security During Brexit Negotiations Risks a Less Secure UK and EU
Alexandra Hall, James Black
Apr 4, 2018
UK Ministry of Defence's 2018 Defence Suppliers Guidebook
It is in the interest of neither the UK nor the EU to have a 'zero sum' approach to defense and security during Brexit negotiations. Both sides have plenty to lose if it turns into a 'messy divorce.'
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Military Tactics
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China Welcomes Its Newest Armed Force: The Coast Guard
Lyle J. Morris @LyleJMorris
Apr 4, 2018
War on the Rocks
China's recent move to transfer responsibility for the China Coast Guard to the People's Armed Police will have major symbolic implications for China's presence in disputed waters. It can no longer claim its presence in the South China Sea is purely civilian in nature.
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Arms Proliferation and Control
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Iran: The Nuclear Agreement Will Survive, at Least for Now
Richard Charles Baffa @R_Baffa
Apr 4, 2018
The Hill
A U.S. unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal does not necessarily mean the deal will collapse. But a broader collapse of the agreement along with the imposition of harsh sanctions in the coming months could sharply escalate tensions with Iran.
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Security Cooperation
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European Security Cooperation Should Remain Comprehensive—Especially After Brexit
Sarah Grand-Clement
Mar 28, 2018
Euractiv
During Brexit negotiations, it could be tempting for the UK and EU to use certain security structures as 'bargaining chips'. However, it is in no one's interests for both sides to adopt a 'zero-sum' approach to security discussions.
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Nuclear Deterrence
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Red Glare: The Origin and Implications of Russia's 'New' Nuclear Weapons
Austin Long
Mar 26, 2018
War on the Rocks
Why would Russia, which has over 1,500 deployed strategic nuclear warheads that can be delivered from existing ballistic and cruise missiles, invest in new, exotic systems? The answer is deeply rooted in modern Russian and Soviet history.
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Vietnam
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Vietnam's Remarkable Month of Balancing Against China in the South China Sea
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Mar 26, 2018
The Diplomat
Vietnam in March very publicly engaged in a string of activities to strengthen deterrence against China in the South China Sea. But Hanoi's push to deepen external defense ties with states that can help its cause will not necessarily translate into greater risk-taking in the region.
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Russia
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Putin Can Learn from Gorbachev on How to Gain from Future U.S. Talks
William Courtney @courtneywmh
Mar 22, 2018
The Hill
Vladimir Putin has won a flawed election to a fourth term as Russia's president, and Donald Trump has suggested the two will likely meet soon. For the Kremlin leader, however, a summit may draw shortcomings into sharper relief. If the two presidents meet, several key issues will await them.
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North Korea
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What Will Kim Jong Un Want and What He Might Give
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Mar 12, 2018
The Hill
Verifiable denuclearization is an impossible goal, not just because Kim Jong Un may not agree, but because such a deal couldn't be fully verified if he did. But this doesn't mean there is no deal worth making for America.
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International Diplomacy
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Can Europe Save the Iran Nuclear Deal?
Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye, James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Mar 12, 2018
Reuters
In mid-January, President Trump threatened to withdraw from the Iran agreement if Europe does not “fix” it within four months. There are viable steps Europe could take to address Trump's concerns about the deal — on missile development, inspections, and sunset clauses. However, if the U.S. withdraws, Europe could still work with other international powers to keep the deal alive.
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Nuclear Disarmament
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Could Putin's Speech Signal the Erosion of Nuclear Nonproliferation?
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein
Mar 7, 2018
The Hill
Russian President Vladimir Putin has linked the development of new nuclear weapons capabilities to the United States' refusal to collaborate on arms control. Perhaps before Russia goes down this path, another attempt at dialogue would be beneficial as both nations have expressed a shared interest in limiting nuclear proliferation.
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Global Security

Stabilization Is Essential to Accomplishing the Mission

A Norm in Crisis: Implications of Persistent Chemical Weapons Use

Why the U.S.-Japan Summit Matters

Turkey's Double Standard: How Ankara's Actions Contradict Its Claims of Opposing the Islamic State

Conditioning American Withdrawal from Syria

Can Washington Successfully Prepare for the Future?

'Zero-sum' Approach to Defence and Security During Brexit Negotiations Risks a Less Secure UK and EU

China Welcomes Its Newest Armed Force: The Coast Guard

Iran: The Nuclear Agreement Will Survive, at Least for Now

European Security Cooperation Should Remain Comprehensive—Especially After Brexit

Red Glare: The Origin and Implications of Russia's 'New' Nuclear Weapons

Vietnam's Remarkable Month of Balancing Against China in the South China Sea

Putin Can Learn from Gorbachev on How to Gain from Future U.S. Talks

What Will Kim Jong Un Want and What He Might Give

Can Europe Save the Iran Nuclear Deal?

Could Putin's Speech Signal the Erosion of Nuclear Nonproliferation?

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