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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.
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January 05, 2016
Putin’s Perennial Pivot Problem
By Richard Weitz
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September 18, 2015
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Growing Pains
By Richard Weitz
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February 18, 2015
Moscow and Pyongyang: From Disdain to Partnership?
By Richard Weitz
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June 24, 2014
Moscow’s Afghan Endgame
By Richard Weitz
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February 20, 2014
Sochi Showcases Moscow’s Asian Influence
By Richard Weitz
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January 23, 2014
North Korea: The Problem with Reconciliation Via Engagement
By Richard Weitz
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.