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Chinese President Xi Jinping waves during a meeting with Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam at the Office of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi on April 14, 2025. (Nhac Nguyen via Getty Images)

Commentary

Donald Trump Isn’t the Troublemaker, PM—That’s China’s Xi Jinping

John Lee

Senior Fellow

John Lee

Jul 17, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

Wild peach and apricot flowers are in full bloom in Yanqing District, encircling the Longquanyu Great Wall on March 25, 2025, in Beijing. (Hao Jihong via Getty Images)

Reports

China after Communism: Preparing for a Post-CCP China

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Jul 16, 2025

Reports

5 Min Read

Members of a military music band march during a rally in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on November 7, 2021, in support of the national defense forces. (Eduardo Soteras via Getty Images)

In the Media

The Growing Crisis Between Ethiopia and Eritrea

Joshua Meservey

Senior Fellow

Joshua Meservey

Jul 15, 2025

In the Media

From a balcony in the Ministry of Health Building in London, Prime Minister Winston Churchill addresses a huge crowd on May 8. 1945 (Victory in Europe Day). (Getty Images)

Commentary

The Right’s 1939 Project

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jul 15, 2025

Commentary

12 Min Read

German Chancellor Fredrich Merz during his meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw, Poland, on May 7, 2025. (Jakub Porzycki via Getty Images)

Commentary

Friedrich Merz, Our Man in Berlin

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jul 14, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a welcoming ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Russian–North Korean Cooperation at a Critical Juncture

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Jul 12, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

Taiwanese soldiers of the 58th Artillery Command mobilize a HIMARS missile system to a tactical position as part of the ongoing Han Kuang military exercise in Taichung, Taiwan, on July 12, 2025. (Daniel Ceng via Getty Images)

Podcast

State Department Cuts, Tariffs, and Taiwan’s Military Exercises

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Jul 12, 2025

Podcast

A 10th Special Forces Group Green Beret provides security on the drop zone March 31, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Luis M. Solorio)

A Tenth Special Forces Group (Airborne) Green Beret provides security on the drop zone after performing freefall operations during a training exercise on March 31, 2023, near Fairbanks, Alaska. (US Army photo by Sgt. Luis M. Solorio)

Commentary

Taking the Arctic Seriously Might Be the Key to NATO’s Relevance

Liselotte Odgaard

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Liselotte Odgaard

Jul 11, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

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Podcast

Gaza, Ukraine, Energy, and the Big Beautiful Bill

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jul 10, 2025

Podcast

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting on education issues at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 10, 2025. (Mikhail Metzel via Getty Images)

Podcast

The Russian Time Bomb

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Peter Rough

Jul 10, 2025

Podcast

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In the Media

China’s Moves and India’s Strategic Challenge

Bill Drexel

Senior Fellow

Bill Drexel

Jul 9, 2025

In the Media

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on June 23, 2025. (Kiyoshi Ota via Getty Images)

Commentary

Can Ishiba Gain from the LDP’s Upper House Losses?