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Iran and Pakistan’s Coming Clash
By Zachary Keck
Iran and Pakistan are on a collision course as a series of issues are straining ties.

Responding to Russia's Nuclear Inspections Ban
By Zachary Keck
If Moscow makes good on its threat to ban nuclear inspections, the US should respond with a nuclear arms buildup.

China Draws ‘Red Line’ on US, Not North Korea
By Zachary Keck
Western media outlets reported this weekend that China’s FM Wang Yi drew a “red line” against Pyongyang. He didn’t.

In Ukraine, Russia Can’t Lose
By Zachary Keck
No matter which way Ukraine has turned in recent weeks, the West has proclaimed that Putin is winning.

Taiwan: Why China Backs Russia on Ukraine
By James R. Holmes
By calling for a peaceful solution to the Ukraine crisis, China is hoping that Kiev submits to Russia.

Mearsheimer Is Dangerously Optimistic
By James R. Holmes
Mearsheimer’s claim that China’s military power is significantly inferior to the U.S. misses the point.

Only Realists Spread Democracy
By Zachary Keck
History leaves no doubt that realists have been the most successful foreign policy faction in exporting democracy.

US Strategy in the Second Nuclear Age
By James R. Holmes
America's nuclear triad shouldn't be held sacrosanct just to please advocates in the U.S. Navy and Air Force.

Russia Is Doomed
By Zachary Keck
Don’t be fooled by Putin’s façade; the pillars of Russian power are steadily declining.

Has China Awoken a Sleeping Giant in Japan?
By James R. Holmes
In his dispatch from Tokyo, the Naval Diplomat reports that Japan has given up debating the nature of China’s rise.

China’s ‘Blurred Lines’ on Security Threats
By Zachary Keck
Under Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party is purposely conflating external and domestic security threats.

Are Taiwan’s Days Numbered?
By Zachary Keck
A new essay argues that Taiwan’s least bad option may be to adopt the “Hong Kong strategy.”