China’s emergence as a global economic superpower, and as a major regional military power in Asia and the Pacific, has had a major impact on its relations with the United States and its neighbors. China was the driving factor in the new strategy the United States announced...

This report presents an open source analysis of North Korea’s cyber operations capabilities and its strategic implications for the United States and South Korea. The purpose is to mitigate the current knowledge gap among various academic and policy communities on...

At the end of a tumultuous year for Turkey in its foreign relations as well as in domestic politics, it is clear that Turkey has serious differences with the United States on Syria, the most prominent problem for both on the current global foreign policy agenda. While...

Broken resolutions are one of the key features of every American New Year’s celebration, and calling for...

•  The agreement includes a statement of responsibility by the Japanese government for the comfort women's suffering, as well as an apology from Prime Minister Abe and a one billion Yen fund.

• NGO groups in South Korea will not be content,...

It has now been almost exactly a year since U.S. and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) combat forces formally left Afghanistan. So far, the Afghan government and Afghan forces are losing at every level: Politics, governance, economics, security,...

On Friday, Congress agreed to extend, for several years, a suite of tax credit subsidies designed to support the development of U.S. renewables projects. Given the current political climate in Washington, D.C., this was a big win for the renewable energy sector. Over the...

On Friday, December 18, the UN Security Council passed resolution 2254 by a 15-0 vote, calling for a cease-fire in Syria and political talks to create a transitional government, followed by national elections. This hopeful step reflects a greater international unity on...

In many of the world’s large oil-producing and consuming countries, the government subsidizes the consumption of fossil fuels—particularly petroleum products used for cooking, driving, and heating. These subsidies can be costly when oil prices are high because...

Thinking about the Unthinkable by Mark Cancian
Nuclear battlefields are back. After two decades of being considered a Cold War anachronism, the tactical use of nuclear...

This year, the world marks International Migrants Day, December 18^th, as historic numbers of people are on the move – toward cities, across borders and abroad. Urbanization is occurring at a record pace – especially across Africa and Asia. And,...