1. Iran’s Elections: The Maneouvering Begins

    Politics Region South Asia Topic Iran

    While Saeed Jalili appears the early frontrunner, the early chaos of Iran’s presidential elections underscores the unpredictability of the race.

  2. “Red Lines” On Iran: Not So Black and White

    Politics Region Security South Asia Topic Iran

    Amid the proliferation of red lines, the important ones are at risk of being opaque or even unintelligible in Tehran.

  3. Patience, Not Preemption, on the Korean Peninsula

    East Asia Region Security Topic North Korea

    "The history of North Korea suggests that its leadership acts with greatest vehemence when it is internally weak, as a way to justify its economic failures by blaming a foreign conspiracy..."

  4. Nearing A Fait Accompli

    Region Security South Asia Topic Iran

    "We are approaching a point where...the international community will no longer have any realistic option to veto an Iranian decision to build nuclear weapons."

  5. Is Cyber War the New Cold War?

    Politics Security Topic

    China and the U.S. both want a rules-based cyberspace, but do not see eye to eye. A potentially dangerous Cyber Cold War awaits if they cannot agree on some rules of engagement.

  6. A Russia-China Alliance Brewing?

    Politics Security Topic

    Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin's recent summit drew wide international attention. Are we witnessing the dawn of a new alliance?

  7. North Korea Is the Boy Who Cried Wolf: There Will Be No War

    East Asia Region North Korea

    "Because North Korea has such a rich history of extreme rhetoric, they must be more and more extreme in each crisis..."