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Zachary Keck
Germany Rebukes China’s Anti-Japan PR Campaign
By Zachary Keck
Berlin strongly rebuffed Beijing’s efforts to use Germany’s wartime past to shame Japan during Xi’s trip to Germany.
Education: The Cheap, Easy Way to Eliminate Dirty Bombs
By Zachary Keck
If the public understood the threat posed by dirty bombs, that threat would no longer exist.
The Politics of China’s Urbanization
By Zachary Keck
Large-scale urbanization is an economic necessity for China, but a political risk for the Chinese Communist Party.
A Global Zero World Would Be MAD
By Zachary Keck
Abolishing nuclear weapons would make the world more violent and, paradoxically, more prone to nuclear warfare.
The Political Utility of China’s A2/AD Challenge
By Zachary Keck
Anti-Access/Area Denial is often seen purely in military terms. It’s much bigger than that.
Japan and China’s Dispute Goes Nuclear
By Zachary Keck
Japan and China's bitter PR campaign has now entered the nuclear realm.
The US Air Force's Asia Pivot
By Zachary Keck
Plus, the U.S. military defines Air-Sea Battle... again. And some other linkage.
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.
Only Realists Spread Democracy
By Zachary Keck
History leaves no doubt that realists have been the most successful foreign policy faction in exporting democracy.