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FILE PHOTO: Workers make Chinese flags at a factory in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

China moves to join the CPTPP, but don’t expect a fast pass

Mireya Solís · Thursday, September 23, 2021

US President Joe Biden (L) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) meet virtually with their counterparts in the Quad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan, from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington DC, USA, 12 March 2021. No Use Germany.

ASEAN and the Quad: Strategic impasse or avenue for cooperation?

Jonathan Stromseth

Thursday, September 23, 2021

This composite infrared imagery from NOAA weather satellites taken November 9, 2011 shows the storm moving over the Bering Strait region, bringing heavy winds and flooding to western Alaska. The storm, moving inland from the Aleutian Islands, was expected to bring hurricane-force winds with gusts up to 100 miles per hour, heavy snowfall, widespread coastal flooding and severe erosion to most of Alaska's west coast, the National Weather Service said. REUTERS/NOAA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)

Is China worried about an Arctic choke point?

Jeremy Greenwood

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

(L to R) Taehyung/V, Suga, Jin, RM, Jungkook, Jimin and J-Hope of South Korean boy band BTS speak at the SDG Moment event as part of the UN General Assembly 76th session General Debate in UN General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York, U.S., September 20, 2021. John Angelillo/Pool via REUTERS

From the Kabul airlift to BTS at the UN: South Korea’s middle power role

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about a national security initiative on September 15, 2021 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. President Biden is joined virtually by Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom.Featuring: President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Prime Minister Scott MorrisonWhere: Washington, District Of Columbia, United StatesWhen: 15 Sep 2021Credit: POOL via CNP/INSTARimages/Cover Images

Australia’s nuclear submarines and AUKUS: The view from Jakarta

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

A military vehicle is pictured in front of the parliament building in Tunis, Tunisia July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Academic experts believe that Middle East politics are actually getting worse

Shibley Telhami and Marc Lynch

Monday, September 20, 2021

The Statue of Liberty and One World Trade Center are seen as the Tribute in Light shines in downtown Manhattan.

I hadn’t the slightest idea my life would change after 9/11

Monday, September 20, 2021

U.S. President George W. Bush answers questions from the press aboutIraq with Vice President Richard Cheney (L) looking on, during ameeting with Congressional leaders at the White House, September 18,2002. The president said Saddam Hussein "won't fool anybody" with hispromise to admit weapons inspectors into his country. REUTERS/LarryDowningLSD/HB

9/11 and Iraq: The making of a tragedy

Friday, September 17, 2021

U.S. President George W. Bush (R) stands with Mexican President VicenteFox as they address the media in the Rose Garden at the White House,October 4, 2001. Fox came to the White House to show support for theUnited States response to the attacks in New York and Washington.REUTERS/Gary HershornGMH/ME

9/11 transformed US-Mexico relations

Arturo Sarukhan

Friday, September 17, 2021

A worker walks past the National Museum in the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen May 26, 2021. Picture taken May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub

Biden’s broken promise on Yemen

Annelle R. Sheline and Bruce Riedel

Thursday, September 16, 2021

The U.S. Air Force has conducted the first flight test of an artificial intelligence “brain” system named Skyborg. The campaign is one step closer to developing unmanned “loyal wingman” drones, or remotely crewed aerial vehicles that can fly alongside jet fighters, bombers, and support aircraft. The Skyborg leadership team conducted a 2 hour and 10 minute flight test of the Skyborg autonomy core system, or ACS, aboard a Kratos UTAP-22 tactical unmanned vehicle at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, April 29. The USAF say: “The aim of the Skyborg Vanguard program is to integrate full-mission autonomy with low-cost, attritable unmanned air vehicle technology to enable manned-unmanned teaming. Skyborg will provide the foundation on which the Air Force can build an airborne autonomous ‘best of breed’ system of systems that adapts, orients and decides at machine speed for a wide variety of increasingly complex mission sets.” Where: Florida, United Kingdom When: 29 Apr 2021 Credit: USAF/Cover-Images.com

“War is interested in you”: Balancing the promise and peril of high-tech deterrence

Melanie W. Sisson

Friday, September 10, 2021

People watch a giant screen broadcasting Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech at a celebration marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China, in Shanghai July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

Assessing China’s “common prosperity” campaign

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Nelson Mandela, Shibley Telhami, and Jehan Sadat at the Sadat Lecture at the University of Maryland at College Park, November 14, 2001.

September 11 and America’s response through the eyes of Nelson Mandela

Shibley Telhami

Thursday, September 9, 2021

U.S. President George W. Bush rides with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the front of his pickup truck as he welcomes Putin to his ranch in Crawford, Texas November 14, 2001. [Bush plans to treat Putin to Western-style entertainment and tour of his beloved ranch, as well as follow up on their talks in Washington on Tuesday on a new strategic relationship. ] Win McNamee / Reuters.

The impact of September 11 on US-Russian relations

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

People with face masks walk past US-Taiwan which are hung outside a restaurant , amid US’s ever-changing partnership with Taiwan and the escalating tensions between Taipei and China, in Taipei, Taiwan, 10 August 2021. The US-Taiwan tie is switching to a rapport through military, political, economy, and medical commitments and collaborations including arms sale and trade deals whilst the intensifying threats of China unifying Taiwan have brought uncertainty to the stability of regional security for south east Asia, according to some critics. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

America’s intensifying focus on Asia opens opportunities for strengthening US-Taiwan relations

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

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