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North Korea

Deterrence and Detente on the Korean Peninsula
At this time of uncertainty, the U.S.-ROK alliance needs a strategy that supports best-case outcomes but also hedges against worst-case scenarios.

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound April 22, 2019 Asia Unbound

U.S. Foreign Policy

Trump's Foreign Policies Are Better Than They Seem
President Donald J. Trump’s actions have often been rash, ignorant, and chaotic. Yet some of his individual foreign policies are substantially better than his opponents assert.

Council Special Report by Robert D. Blackwill April 15, 2019 U.S. Foreign Policy Program

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
NATO is girding up for what some believe is a new Cold War with Russia, but President Trump’s criticism of longtime allies has unsettled the twenty-nine-member bloc.

Backgrounder by Jonathan Masters April 2, 2019

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Bombings: What We Know
A high level of coordination suggests the perpetrators had substantial expertise, possibly drawn from a foreign-based terrorist group.

by Bruce Hoffman April 23, 2019

Climate Change

A Global Pact for the Environment
A Global Pact for the Environment would lend coherence to international environmental law, give greater legal and political heft to existing environmental covenants, and safeguard the imperiled biosphere. 

by Stewart M. Patrick April 22, 2019

Iran

Latest U.S. Pressure Has Iran Over a Barrel
Iran appears increasingly boxed in by intensifying U.S. sanctions, the latest of which will effectively cut it off from its main oil customers.

by Ray Takeyh April 22, 2019