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Jonathan A. Czin
May 21, 2026
Robert Kagan, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Melanie W. Sisson
May 21, 2026
Nathalie Tocci
May 20, 2026
Hady Amr
May 19, 2026
The India-US relationship had benefited from competition with China being almost an organizing principle [for US foreign policy in Trump’s first term and under Joe Biden.]
Andrew Yeo joined the Korea Economic Institute of America and the Korean American Institute for a discussion on the political and economic dimensions of the U.S.-South Korea alliance.
Andrew Yeo joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies to discuss the strategic value of China to Korea and Korea’s role in a Taiwan conflict.
Beijing wants economic stability, while Washington needs to buy time to address its supply chain dependencies, quite apart from short-term political interests in steadying the U.S. economy.
The IRGC [Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps] likely harbors doubts about Islamabad’s reliability, but recognizes that Pakistan is one of the few countries that can serve as a credible..."
Jonathan Czin was interviewed for a Q&A series in the New Yorker on how Beijing views the war in Iran.
China is pouring enormous resources in an effort to emerge as a world-leading oceanographic power.
Pakistan has been sophisticated and obsequious in engaging the Trump administration…The decision-making process in Washington today is highly personalised, and highly dependent on the..."
Melanie W. Sisson participated in the 2026 Ambassador William C. Battle Symposium on American Diplomacy where she also contributed to a set of accompanying memorandums.
Suzanne Maloney joined the Rachman Review podcast to discuss what Iran’s leaders want and how long they could hold out for a winning settlement.
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