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Geopolitics
Russia, China to Hold 2015 Naval Exercises in Mediterranean, Pacific
By Ankit Panda
Russia and China will hold naval exercises in the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Ocean in 2015.
Lies, Damned Lies and Maps
By James R. Holmes
Cartography helps set the parameters within which debates over policy and strategy unfold.
Iran's Important Role in the Future of the Middle East
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
How Iran is at the center of the new Middle East, and why the United States doesn’t mind
Are China and Russia Moving toward a Formal Alliance?
By Dingding Chen
Unlikely in the near future, but the U.S. should not make the strategic mistakes necessary to make it happen
The Geopolitics of the Black Sea
By James R. Holmes
America has the Caribbean, China has the South China Sea, and Russia has the Black Sea.
How Ukraine Spillover Could Complicate the US Withdrawal From Afghanistan
By Ankit Panda
Putin has an ace up his sleeve: shutting down the Northern Distribution Network.
From Ukraine With Love: 4 Lessons for Geopolitics
By Harry Kazianis
Here are four lessons Asia watchers should learn from the events unfolding in the Ukraine.
Should India-Japan Ties Worry China?
By Ankit Panda
India-Japan ties will be “conducive” to regional peace and stability — by forming a bulwark against Chinese ambitions.
Pakistan Wants to Accelerate Iran Natural Gas Pipeline
By Ankit Panda
Pakistan's foreign ministry announced that Pakistan would double-down on the construction of its pipeline with Iran.
The Geopolitics of a US-Iran Détente
Sanctions, centrifuges and personalities aren’t the only forces pushing Iran and the U.S. toward a détente.
Will Central Asia Get Its Own US Pivot?
The United States can’t seem to get its Central Asian cards in order.
Germany’s Geographical Curse
For centuries Germany was plagued by difficult geography that Berlin only escaped with the end of the Cold War.