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Commentary
As Mexico Moves to Political Left, American Relationship Put to Test
June 21, 2018 | Richard Miles With a White House with Donald Trump at the helm, the “better than it looks” bilateral relationship may be about to drastically change for the worse.

Critical Questions
How Does Space Policy Directive 3 Affect Space Traffic Management?
June 19, 2018 | Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn Johnson On June 18, 2018, President Donald Trump signed a third space directive, this time focusing on space traffic management.

Commentary
U.S. Forces in Korea
June 14, 2018 | Kathleen H. Hicks President Trump’s agreement to suspend the upcoming U.S.-ROK combined exercise does not appear to meet the threshold for protecting U.S. lethality, and should not be advanced absent substantial North Korean concessions. 

Commentary
Help Wanted: Multilateralism in the Eastern Mediterranean
June 13, 2018 | Jon B. Alterman The United States not only has a unique opportunity to loom large in the region’s future, but doing so would also push others to share in the burdens. Failing to do so is not merely a missed opportunity. It would represent an expensive mistake.

Critical Questions
Assessment of the Singapore Summit
June 12, 2018 | Victor Cha, Sue Mi Terry

North Korea is the land of lousy options, and while the Singapore Summit’s outcome is not great, it is less bad than the path to war.

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Has Poland Cracked the Trump Code, and Will That Put Cracks in the NATO Alliance?
June 7, 2018

While the United States should consider the potential contribution of a larger U.S. presence in Europe on the merits, it should approach these issues in a way that strengthens NATO’s cohesion and solidarity.

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Facebook in the Forbidden City
June 6, 2018 | James Andrew Lewis

The U.S. and Chinese economies are so deeply entangled that prying them apart would be difficult, but the United States needs to map new boundaries for what is permissible in the relationship.

Commentary
Negotiating the Right Agreement: Looking Beyond the Nuclear Side of North Korea
June 4, 2018 | Anthony H. Cordesman

Few countries have a longer history of using negotiations as a political weapon, rather than seeking meaningful agreements and sticking to them.

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The “Indo-Pacific” Region Takes Center Stage at Shangri La
June 4, 2018 | Amy Searight Secretary Mattis did as much as one could hope for a U.S. secretary of defense to convey reassuring themes and messages about the United States’ continued commitment to the region and to Southeast Asia in particular.

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China: The Dust Never Settles
June 4, 2018 | William Alan Reinsch Thus far, the Trump administration has tried to finesse that dilemma by wanting to have it all—more market access and significant internal Chinese reforms

Commentary
Modi at Shangri-La: Covering the Waterfront While Pulling Punches
June 4, 2018 | Richard M. Rossow On June 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India delivered a keynote address at the International Institute for Strategic Studies –hosted “Shangri-La Dialogue 2018” in Singapore. While his presence was historic, there was some issues left unanswered.

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