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After a failed attack, Hezbollah’s propaganda seeks to prevent a wider war with Israel

By David Daoud

Committed as Hezbollah is to saving its Gaza-based allies, the group does not currently want a full war with Israel.
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Sherman interviewed on Cornell Law School’s “A Law in Common” podcast on the US-India tech relationship

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How quickly can Taiwan integrate US weapon systems? Speed is essential to help deter China.

By Adam Kozloski

To better prepare Taiwan to defend itself, the United States needs more transparency into Taipei’s weapons integration challenges.
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Sherman interviewed on Cornell Law School’s “A Law in Common” podcast on the US-India tech relationship

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Invasion? What invasion? Putin is downplaying Ukraine’s Kursk offensive

By Peter Dickinson

Vladimir Putin’s efforts to downplay Ukraine’s invasion of Russia have severely dented his strongman image and make a mockery of the West’s escalation fears, writes Peter Dickinson.
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What world post COVID-19?: A conversation with Dr. Kim Roberts

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Dr. Kim Roberts, security studies expert, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed thinking around national security and the US role in the world, and outlines the uncertainties ahead.

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Jul 19, 2020

China has already decided Cold War II has begun – now it’s escalating

By Frederick Kempe

Trump administration officials believe their increasing efforts to counter a more assertive China could prove to be their most significant foreign policy legacy. That will only be true if they can combine it with a strategy that can sustain the effort in concert with allies and far beyond the limits of any single U.S. administration.

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Jul 17, 2020

Kadhimi’s moment: Controlling Iraq’s militias

By C. Anthony Pfaff

The July 6, 2020 assassination of Hisham al Hashimi, a well-known political analyst who criticized Iraq’s sectarian politics, represented the loss of someone who made meaningful contributions to Iraq’s recovery and reconciliation efforts towards recovery and reconciliation. Hashimi’s death also represented an escalation that threatens to bring back the gang-like violence Iraq experienced from 2004 to 2008.

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Robert Manning interviewed on StratNews about China’s actions in the South China Sea

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Jul 16, 2020

A strategic concept for countering Russian and Chinese hybrid threats

By Lauren Speranza

Tackling hybrid threats, particularly from state actors such as Russia and China, remains one of the greatest challenges for the transatlantic community. This report offers strategic priorities and recommendations to enhance counter-hybrid capabilities against Russia and China.

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Jul 16, 2020

Grieco in Strategic Studies Quarterly: “Diplomatic outreach to North Korea has exposed the limitations of personal diplomacy”

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In fall 2020, Grieco was featured in Strategic Studies Quarterly, in which she assessed the results of the Singapore Summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-Un. “The US urgently needs not only to recalibrate its negotiating position but also to shift its objective—from denuclearization to limiting the size and sophistication of North Korea’snuclear missile arsenals. […]

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