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No Easy Answers: America's Limited Choices in Dealing with North Korea
The United States faces three options with a nuclear North Korea: strategic patience, accepting North Korea's nuclear status for concessions, or using pressure short of war. Strategic patience would avoid breakthroughs but would maintain global deterrence and save political capital.
Oct 7, 2024

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What NATO Countries and Other U.S. Allies Contribute to the Collective Defense
NATO countries pledge to spend 2 percent of their GDP on defense and over half are on track to hit that target this year. But that 2 percent number has never been a great metric. A new country-by-country index shows in detail what allies can actually bring to the table in time of war.
Jul 5, 2024
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Developing an Economic Security Agenda for NATO
To effectively prepare for the new threats posed by Russia and China, NATO leaders should work to build a new sense of political cohesion, recognizing that economic issues have important bearing on allied security. The upcoming Washington Summit is an opportunity for NATO to strengthen its economic security posture.
May 28, 2024
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What Can Stop Haiti's Free Fall?
A new Haitian transitional council faces serious challenges in seeking an end to violence, the establishment of a representative government and, ultimately, an enhanced potential for long-term stability, but the island nation's civil society, its youth, and its diaspora could offer a level of hope.
May 1, 2024
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Bringing Russia to Its Knees
By accusing the West of plotting against Russia, the Kremlin likely hopes to distract Russian citizens from its own flawed actions. But the true damage to Russia has been self-inflicted.
Apr 29, 2024
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The Moscow Terror Attack Shows the Limits of the Russia-Iran Partnership
Growing military and economic ties between Russia and Iran pose a threat to U.S. and Western interests. But their relationship remains largely transactional. The Ukraine war has incentivized them to paper over their disputes for now, but has not erased significant differences which make it more difficult for Moscow and Tehran to forge a true strategic partnership.
Apr 10, 2024
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The Potential of Smart Treaties
Blockchain technology presents numerous opportunities for the development of trade and commerce. One particularly interesting opportunity is smart contracts, an application that could have broad geopolitical implications if applied to treaties.
Apr 8, 2024
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Putin's Embrace of Kim Jong-un Has Its Limits
The current trajectory of North Korea–Russia relations is certainly unfavorable for the United States and its allies because it essentially gives the two nations greater wiggle room to continue their bad behavior. But all is not necessarily lost. The strategic partnership between Russia and North Korea is unlikely to be decisive for either side.
Apr 4, 2024
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The Middle Corridor: A Renaissance in Global Commerce
The Middle Corridor's journey toward becoming a viable alternative to existing trade routes will be met with tough challenges. But with renewed international investment and cooperation, it could emerge as a cornerstone of 21st-century trade connectivity.
Mar 12, 2024
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Interdependence and Its Discontents: Why Would Nations with Incentives to Avoid It Go to War?
It's tempting to think that interdependence between the United States and China has reached a level in which armed conflict between them is unthinkable. Unfortunately, history gives us little reason to be confident that peace is inevitable simply because the degree of interdependence is strong.
Feb 23, 2024
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Middle East–China Trade Prospects Remain Robust Despite Red Sea Crisis
Disruptions to shipping through the Red Sea and Suez Canal are likely to have only modest effects on Chinese goods trade with most of the Middle East but could lead to significant costs for China's global trade.
Feb 9, 2024
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The Good and the Bad for Biden in Southeast Asia
Since entering office in 2021, one of the Biden administration's foreign-policy priorities has been a more effective Indo-Pacific strategy to compete with China, especially in Southeast Asia. Three years on, the administration's policy has bright spots, but still lacks a clear strategy for the region.
Feb 8, 2024
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Critical Minerals Can Pave the Road to More Robust International Development
In the developing world, mineral extraction and processing has historically caused not just environmental contamination but also corruption and displacement of local livelihoods. There are opportunities to improve the way companies from the Global North approach critical mineral projects there.
Jan 12, 2024
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A Case for Greater U.S. Engagement in Central Asia
Central Asia's souring relations with Russia and growing skepticism of Chinese influence have created a rare and valuable window of opportunity for the United States to bolster its image through greater long-term investment in the region.
Sep 11, 2023
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India Is Pushing Back Against China in South Asia
The jostling between India and China for influence in South Asia will likely prove crucial to the fate of U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy. The good news, at least for now, is that New Delhi has been mostly successful in pushing back against Beijing's rising influence across the region.
Aug 21, 2023
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Russia's War in Ukraine Could Reshape the Global Arms Market in Favor of China
The war in Ukraine is straining Russia's defense production, which is having downstream effects on Moscow's ability to export arms. China has the opportunity, the incentive, and the capacity to gain from Russia's losses. As Russia relinquishes more of its share of the global arms market, there is not much standing in the way of China's success.
Jul 10, 2023

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Aaron Clark-Ginsberg

Behavioral/Social Scientist

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The veteran unemployment rate is actually lower than the nonveteran unemployment rate. But this does not mean we are doing all we can to find good, meaningful jobs for veterans, whether that be jobs more resilient to a recession or those that are physically and mentally safe.

Rajeev Ramchand

Codirector, RAND Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute

Source: rand.org

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International Economic Relations

No Easy Answers: America's Limited Choices in Dealing with North Korea

What NATO Countries and Other U.S. Allies Contribute to the Collective Defense

Developing an Economic Security Agenda for NATO

What Can Stop Haiti's Free Fall?

Bringing Russia to Its Knees

The Moscow Terror Attack Shows the Limits of the Russia-Iran Partnership

The Potential of Smart Treaties

Putin's Embrace of Kim Jong-un Has Its Limits

The Middle Corridor: A Renaissance in Global Commerce

Interdependence and Its Discontents: Why Would Nations with Incentives to Avoid It Go to War?

Middle East–China Trade Prospects Remain Robust Despite Red Sea Crisis

The Good and the Bad for Biden in Southeast Asia

Critical Minerals Can Pave the Road to More Robust International Development

A Case for Greater U.S. Engagement in Central Asia

India Is Pushing Back Against China in South Asia

Russia's War in Ukraine Could Reshape the Global Arms Market in Favor of China

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