U.S. nuclear policy has been mired in growing disagreement and political polarization throughout the past year. Differing and firmly held beliefs from both sides of the political aisle have frustrated hopes for a united front on a number of issues—foremost among them, the...

The growing terrorist threat from the so-called Islamic State, Russia’s intervention in Syria, and the migration crisis in Europe have dominated the headlines in recent weeks. But the recent downing by Turkey of a Russian Su-24 plane that violated its airspace...

For the next two weeks, parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be gathered in Paris for the 21^st Conference of Parties (COP) to negotiate an agreement designed to coordinate global action on climate change post-2020. The...

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Earlier today the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board voted to approve the inclusion of the renminbi (RMB) in their Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket of currencies. The decision will take effect on October 1, 2016. The RMB’s inclusion is part of the...

On Tuesday Turkish F-16s shot down a Russian Su-24 ground attack aircraft that Turkish officials said had crossed into Turkish airspace. The Russian plane crashed to the ground in an area of northern Syria held by 

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You do not defeat an enemy by becoming it. You do not defend freedom by reducing it. And, you do not create shared values through intolerance and fear. It is all too easy to react to the tragedy in Paris by taking all of the wrong steps: grossly overreacting...

On the evening of the day earlier this month when South Korean high school seniors took their college entrance exam, a friend in Seoul posted a note on Facebook about the shame he was feeling. He wrote that his son, who is in his early 20s several years out of high school,...

Washington abruptly awoke to the news this morning that its NATO ally, Turkey, had shot down a Russian military jet which, according to Ankara, had crossed into Turkish airspace after being warned repeatedly.  This

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North Korea is emerging as a significant actor in cyberspace with both its military and clandestine organizations gaining the ability to conduct cyber operations. However, there is no comprehensive standard literature about North Korea’s cyber capabilities that takes...