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    Women This Week: Iranian Government Continues Brutal Crackdown on “Women, Life, Freedom”
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    Blog Post by Caroline Kapp January 13, 2023 Women Around the World
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    Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon September 22, 2022 The World Next Week
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    The succession from Queen Elizabeth II to Charles could accelerate anti-monarchy movements in countries where the Crown is still head of state.
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    U.S. Gun Policy: Global Comparisons
    The United States is witnessing another year of record gun violence, raising domestic and international scrutiny of its comparatively loose gun laws and placing pressure on lawmakers to enact meaningful reforms.
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    The Quad Is Getting More Ambitious in the Indo-Pacific
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    In Brief by Sheila A. Smith May 27, 2022 Asia Program
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    Cyber Week in Review: May 27, 2022
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    In Brief by Zongyuan Zoe Liu May 4, 2022 Asia Program
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    Cyber Week in Review: April 1, 2022
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    Blog Post by Adam Segal April 1, 2022 Net Politics
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    Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Michael Fullilove November 16, 2021 The President’s Inbox
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    More Than Submarines: Implications of AUKUS in the Air Domain
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    Blog Post by Douglas D. Jackson October 5, 2021 Asia Unbound
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    What’s Next for the Quad?
    The most recent Quad summit proved that the grouping is here to stay, but it faces a number of immediate challenges in accomplishing its ambitious agenda.
    In Brief by Sheila A. Smith September 30, 2021 Asia Program
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    Europe’s Response to the U.S.-UK-Australia Submarine Deal: What to Know
    AUKUS, a deal for the United States and United Kingdom to provide Australia with submarines, has infuriated France at a time when transatlantic coordination to deal with China’s rise is crucial.
    In Brief by Charles A. Kupchan September 22, 2021 Europe Program
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    Could the AUKUS Deal Strengthen Deterrence Against China—And Yet Come at a Real Cost to Australia?
    AUKUS represents the death knell for strategic ambiguity in Australian foreign policy.
    Blog Post by James Curran September 20, 2021 Asia Unbound
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