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The Arctic’s Northeast Passage is likely to become increasingly traversable. But who will make the rules?

Whether it’s a pivot or a rebalancing, the U.S. clearly has its eyes on a rising China when making policy.

Ian Bremmer speaks with The Diplomat about a “G-Zero World,” China’s rise and why no single nation can fill the global power vacuum.

U.S. strategists sometimes talk about an inflection point for the military in Asia. But what do they mean?

The latest version of the Pentagon’s report on China’s military rise was disappointing. There’s plenty that has been missed out.

Concerned about China, the U.S. may be tempted to turn to India as a cyber ally. But India is far from perfect.

Iran’s leaders see little domestic political benefit to giving into the demands of the U.S. and its partners over Tehran’s nuclear program. The calculation shows no signs of changing.

The West is happy, for now, to let the meter run on negotiations with Tehran. How high a price is Iran’s supreme leader willing to pay?

China has dismissed the U.S.-Australia relationship as a Cold War relic. But Beijing is wrong to dismiss it.

The U.S. policy of outsourcing its North Korea policy to China has been a dismal failure. Beijing has very different ideas from Washington on what the Korean Peninsula should look like.

Hardliners in the U.S. and Israel seem to be shifting on Iran’s nuclear program. Is a breakthrough possible in the Baghdad talks?

The United States is still the partner of choice for many Asian nations, says Sen. John McCain. But Washington needs to put aside its political bickering.