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Richard Weitz
Richard Weitz writes a weekly column on Asia-Pacific strategic and security issues. He is director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis and a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute. His commentaries have appeared in the International Herald Tribune, The Guardian and Wall Street Journal (Europe), among other publications.
January 05, 2016
Putin’s Perennial Pivot Problem
By Richard Weitz
September 18, 2015
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Growing Pains
By Richard Weitz
February 18, 2015
Moscow and Pyongyang: From Disdain to Partnership?
By Richard Weitz
June 24, 2014
Moscow’s Afghan Endgame
By Richard Weitz
February 20, 2014
Sochi Showcases Moscow’s Asian Influence
By Richard Weitz
January 23, 2014
North Korea: The Problem with Reconciliation Via Engagement
By Richard Weitz
November 21, 2013
Russia and Iran: A Balancing Act
Moscow seeks to combine pragmatism with maximum leverage, at least until Iran achieves a détente with the West.
October 30, 2013
China and North Korea: New Thinking, Old Policies
With a tougher posture on recent provocations, have China’s policies on North Korea really changed?
July 25, 2013
As Tensions with West Rise, Moscow Looks to Asia
With large-scale military exercises and huge energy deals, Russia has been increasingly assertive in Asia.
July 04, 2013
North Korean Threats Deepen Southern Nuclear Insecurities
Worries about the U.S. umbrella prompt some to call for the ROK to develop its own nuclear capabilities.
April 05, 2013
The Geopolitics of Missile Defense
Many nations already have, or are acquiring, short- and medium-range missiles. The United States is leading the efforts to negate such threats.
February 21, 2013
Obama 2.0 Confronts Asia
President Obama was broadly successful in the Asia-Pacific during his first term. He’ll have to work harder the second time around.