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Can Trump Split China and Russia?

It will be difficult for Beijing and Moscow to break up.

· December 6, 2024
Foreign Affairs
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The Global Consequences of Yoon’s Martial Law Gambit

While the focus has been on Seoul’s domestic crisis, Yoon may also have done serious damage to his country’s alliance with the United States, as well as his emphasis on democratic defense of shared values.

· December 4, 2024
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A Chinese-Flagged Ship Cut Baltic Sea Internet Cables. This Time, Europe Was More Prepared.

Complex security challenges to undersea communications infrastructure are forcing NATO, the EU, and individual European governments to adapt, yet many efforts remain in their infancy.

· December 3, 2024
In The Media
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How Evil? Deconstructing the New Russia–China–Iran–North Korea Axis

Treating the "axis of resistance" as a monolith ignores important uncertainties about their future bonds.

· December 2, 2024
Survival
In The Media
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A Surprise Solar Boom Reveals a Fatal Flaw in Our Climate Change Projections

Better models are needed to factor a solar boom into climate change projections.

· December 1, 2024
Vox
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The United States and the “Axis” of Its Enemies: Myths vs. Reality

Since launching its all-out assault on Ukraine, Russia has drawn closer to China, Iran, and North Korea. But have they really formed an “axis?” Their interests have aligned but not merged. It makes little sense and can be even counterproductive to treat these four countries, each guided by its own vision, as a unified coalition.

· November 25, 2024