Security Cooperation

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
commentary
Economic Consequences of COVID-19 in the Middle East: Implications for U.S. National Security
Daniel Egel, Charles P. Ries @charles_ries, Howard J. Shatz @HowardJShatz
Apr 1, 2020
The RAND Blog
The global COVID-19 pandemic will have a dramatic impact on economies across the globe, but the Middle East may be particularly affected given the simultaneous fall in oil prices. The economic consequences of this pandemic are also likely to affect U.S. interests in the region.
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Middle East
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COVID-19 Impacts on Strategic Dynamics in the Middle East
Dalia Dassa Kaye
Mar 26, 2020
The RAND Blog
The pandemic is sure to have transformational effects everywhere, and the Middle East is no exception. But it's unlikely that the crisis will lead to new regional strategic dynamics. Rather, it's more likely to reinforce existing and largely negative trend lines.
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Vietnam
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China Remains Unfazed by Warming U.S.-Vietnam Security Ties
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Mar 19, 2020
The Diplomat
In early March, the United States sent an aircraft carrier to Da Nang, Vietnam, in a display of goodwill and deepening security ties between the former adversaries. China is well aware of U.S.–Vietnam moves, and yet its public reaction to the USS Theodore Roosevelt can be summed up in one word: unfazed.
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Mali
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Why the UK May Be Sending Troops to Mali
Michael Shurkin @MichaelShurkin
Mar 16, 2020
Wavell Room
The UK government's decision to deploy an additional 250 soldiers to join the United Nations mission in Mali might be in Britain's security interests. Such deployments display the UK's commitment to international security and may well form a critical part of its post-BREXIT diplomacy.
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Security Cooperation
commentary
Delayed Chuuk Secession Vote a Win for U.S. Policy in Oceania
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Mar 6, 2020
The Diplomat
In February, the island of Chuuk postponed a referendum vote on secession from the Federated States of Micronesia. At least for the time being, Chuuk's decision is a significant victory in the U.S. diplomatic, economic, and security competition with China in the Pacific Islands.
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International Diplomacy
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Book Review: 'The Costs of Conversation: Obstacles to Peace Talks in Wartime' by Oriana Skylar Mastro
Patrick Roberts @RamblingRoberts, Ariel I. Ahram
Mar 2, 2020
War on the Rocks
Why do warring parties wait so long to start peace negotiations? How can we get to that stage more quickly and definitively? Oriana Skylar Mastro explores the tension between the imperative to fight and the imperative to negotiate in her book, The Costs of Conversation: Obstacles to Peace Talks in Wartime.
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Philippines
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If U.S. Forces Have to Leave the Philippines, Then What?
Caroline Baxter @CarolineCBaxter
Feb 28, 2020
Foreign Policy Research Institute
If the United States were to lose access to bases in the Philippines, the effects would ripple outward. Maintaining alliances in the Indo-Pacific in all their manifestations is critical—and the details matter.
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West Africa
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More Engagement in West Africa Could Blunt Looming Crisis
Michael Shurkin @MichaelShurkin
Feb 25, 2020
RealClearWorld
There is a very real possibility that the security crisis afflicting Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger will spread to the countries of the West African coastal region. Early action including security-sector support could be the key to staving off worst-case scenarios.
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Nuclear Deterrence
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Jumpstarting Arms Control Talks with Russia: A Low-Risk Gambit
Luke Griffith
Feb 13, 2020
Defense One
In 2019, Russia proposed a moratorium on missile deployments in Europe. If the United States does not accept, it could increase the threat to NATO allies and provide Moscow with more bargaining chips in future arms negotiations.
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Nuclear Deterrence
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Stabilizing the Nuclear Cold War
William Courtney @courtneywmh, Bruce McClintock @BHMcClintock
Feb 13, 2020
Inkstick
Russia and the United States are still locked in a nuclear cold war. Thousands of nuclear weapons are deployed, some on high alert. Although the United States prudently withdrew from several past arms control treaties with Russia, it could be in America's interest to extend New START.
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Security Cooperation
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Today's Arctic Diplomacy Can't Handle Tomorrow's Problems
Abbie Tingstad
Jan 29, 2020
Defense One
The international structures that have helped address many Arctic problems through negotiation and cooperation are insufficient for the military and security challenges brought on by climate change. A new forum is needed to address military and security issues in the region.
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Security Cooperation
commentary
Japan's North Korea Challenge in 2020
Naoko Aoki
Jan 27, 2020
East Asia Forum
North Korea began 2020 by announcing a shift toward a more hard-line foreign policy approach. While this is bad news for all countries in the region, it is particularly unwelcome for Japan.
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China
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How Washington Could Make Beijing Listen on Xinjiang
Mollie Saltskog, Colin P. Clarke @ColinPClarke
Jan 17, 2020
Foreign Affairs
In autonomous Xinjiang, at least one million ethnic Uighurs, Kazakhs, and other Muslim minorities have been incarcerated by the Chinese government. What can the United States and its allies do to help defuse this humanitarian crisis?
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Iraq
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Can Iraq Evict U.S. Forces?
Stacie L. Pettyjohn @StaciePettyjohn
Jan 6, 2020
The Washington Post
The Iraqi parliament voted to expel U.S. troops from Iraq. This vote was nonbinding, and the Iraqi caretaker government cannot pass laws, but it does indicate that a majority in parliament wants U.S. forces to leave.
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West Africa
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Abandoning West Africa Carries Risks for U.S.
Michael Shurkin @MichaelShurkin
Jan 3, 2020
The Hill
News that the U.S. Department of Defense is contemplating a major drawdown in West Africa comes as the region is in crisis. For Americans, the Sahel crisis raises a fundamental question: Beyond basic humanitarian concern, if the Sahel falls apart, why should Americans care?
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Vietnam
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How to Read Vietnam’s Latest Defense White Paper: A Message to Great Powers
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman, Christopher Sharman
Dec 31, 2019
War on the Rocks
Vietnam's latest defense white paper is full of warnings to China and opportunities for the United States. Washington needs to reassure Vietnam that the United States is committed to the relationship by deepening existing military exchanges, which will give Vietnam greater confidence to stand up to China when the time comes.
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If people can come together around COVID-19, and all developments are showing that they can, then perhaps they can be equally innovative in tackling many of the more silent 'COVIDs' of the time—i.e., the less immediately impactful but equally urgent and important challenges associated with aging and frailty, mental health, cancer, comorbidities, and health inequalities as just some examples.

Sonja Marjanovic

Senior Research Leader and Head of THIS Institute-RAND Europe partnership

Source: The RAND Blog

The price to be paid for not doing everything possible to impede the spread of the pandemic in terms of readiness and letting soldiers (along with their families and any other civilians with whom they interact) get sick could be significant.

Michael Shurkin

Senior Political Scientist

Source: War on the Rocks

The Defense Industrial Base Needs a Cyber Protection Program

Supporting Students' College and Career Pathways: Teacher and Principal Perspectives

Online Doesn't Have to Mean Impersonal

Amidst a Pandemic, a Mental Health Crisis May Be Looming

The Economic Impacts of COVID-19

The Policy Currents Podcast

Helping Children Cope with Trauma: A School-Based Intervention

Planning for the Rising Costs of Dementia

Addressing the Invisible Wounds of War

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Security Cooperation

Economic Consequences of COVID-19 in the Middle East: Implications for U.S. National Security

COVID-19 Impacts on Strategic Dynamics in the Middle East

China Remains Unfazed by Warming U.S.-Vietnam Security Ties

Why the UK May Be Sending Troops to Mali

Delayed Chuuk Secession Vote a Win for U.S. Policy in Oceania

Book Review: 'The Costs of Conversation: Obstacles to Peace Talks in Wartime' by Oriana Skylar Mastro

If U.S. Forces Have to Leave the Philippines, Then What?

More Engagement in West Africa Could Blunt Looming Crisis

Jumpstarting Arms Control Talks with Russia: A Low-Risk Gambit

Stabilizing the Nuclear Cold War

Today's Arctic Diplomacy Can't Handle Tomorrow's Problems

Japan's North Korea Challenge in 2020

How Washington Could Make Beijing Listen on Xinjiang

Can Iraq Evict U.S. Forces?

Abandoning West Africa Carries Risks for U.S.

How to Read Vietnam’s Latest Defense White Paper: A Message to Great Powers

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