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US-Malaysia Security Cooperation in the Headlines with Aircraft Mission Systems Transfer
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A reported development provided a window on some of the ongoing functional cooperation between the two countries in spite of wider challenges for bilateral ties.
The US Needs a Better Strategy for China
By Ian J. Lynch
Beijing’s influence operations are working. Washington needs a better strategy to respond.
‘Stealth War’: How the US Can Counter China’s Takeover Attempts
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Robert Spalding.
US ASEAN Counterterrorism Cooperation in the Headlines with Regional Conference
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A recent engagement spotlighted Washington’s wider counterterrorism role in the subregion.
Future US-France Cooperation: Think Indo-Pacific
By Nilanthi Samaranayake
Does Franco-American cooperation in the Indo-Pacific have room to grow?
After the ICJ Ruling, What Will the US Do for the Rohingya?
By Adam Kiedrowski
The recent ruling against Myanmar should spark a stronger response from the United States.
Europe in US-China Rivalry: Stakes and Strategy
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Jonathan Holslag.
Adding Myanmar to the Trump Travel Ban Would Be a Mistake
By Daniel O'Connor
Such a move would only serve to push Myanmar further away from the U.S. – and toward China.
Washington Needs Nonproliferation Messaging Consistency on Iran and North Korea
By Mary Chesnut
Consistent nonproliferation messaging: how can the United States square its Iran strategy with its North Korea strategy?
Security Services: Moscow’s Fifth Column Across Eurasia
By S. Frederick Starr and Svante E. Cornell
One of the main tools of Russian influence across Central Asia remains poorly understood.
5 Indicted by US Grand Jury for Facilitating Exports to Pakistan’s Nuclear Program
By Ankit Panda
The five men are all associated with a Rawalpindi-based front company, the U.S. indictment alleges.
Can the US Strengthen Its Economic Arsenal in Asia?
By Robert Farley
Revisiting the “lethality” of sanctions -- and figuring out an endgame.