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Abandoning Phaseout, South Korea Moves to Get Nuclear Exports Back on Track

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NK News
Karl Friedhoff

Karl Friedhoff examines President Yoon Suk-yeol’s promise to restore the country’s nuclear energy industry to its past glory.

Smokestacks at a thermal power plant in Inchon, west of Seoul, February 1, 2007
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Tech and Science

Why US-China Cooperation Remains Elusive

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

"It is rarely acknowledged or even considered that Beijing actually shares much of Washington’s vision for the Indo-Pacific," argues Paul Heer in the National Interest.

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Defense and Security

Macron's Mixed Messages on Ukraine Come with a Cost

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Paul Poast analyzes Macron's recent suggestion that Europe must "broker a settlement" to the war in Ukraine that avoids “humiliating” Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron speak at a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine on June 16, 2022.
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Defense and Security

To Beat Russian Influence in Africa, the West Must Offer Something Better

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

“Wagner’s appeal comes as little surprise to those of us who have worked on the continent. Its engagement is transactional,” writes Elizabeth Shackelford.

Malian armed forces on military trucks.
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Defense and Security

A World of Power and Fear: What Critics of Realism Get Wrong

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Foreign Affairs
Paul Poast

“Realism is the school of no hope, the curmudgeon of international relations thought,” writes Paul Poast in Foreign Affairs.

A view of the damage to a school gymnasium that was shelled, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Mykolaiv region
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Defense and Security

The Deteriorating Nuclear Order

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Politico
Ivo H. Daalder

"For all the difficulties confronting a resumption of nuclear negotiations, the need to do so is real," argues Council President Ivo Daalder.

Russia Successfully Tests Sarmat Intercontinental Ballistic Missile In Warning To 'Enemies'
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Global Politics

Biden's Taiwan "Gaffe" Just Said the Quiet Part out Loud

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World Politics Review
Paul Poast

Paul Poast argues that President Biden's declaration that the US would defend Taiwan if it were attacked by China deserves a serious look.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Quad leaders’ summit, in Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2022.
Reuters
Global Politics

Industrial Transition and Democracy

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EU Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives
John Austin

John Austin joined the European Committee of the Regions to discuss the link between populism and place, and how populism grows in deindustrialized regions.

A truck part with a "for sale" sign sits on the ground in Marshalltown, Iowa, March 8, 2015.
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Global Economy

Nature-Based Solutions in Brazil Key to Global Climate Targets

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Thompson Reuters Foundation News
Robert Muggah

Robert Muggah examines why "nature-based solutions that revalue and protect forests" are among the best strategies for combatting climate warming.

An aerial view of the Amazon rainforest at the Bom Futuro National Forest near Rio Pardo in Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil.
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Climate and the Environment

What NATO Needs to Do before Finland and Sweden Join

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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Paul Poast

Paul Poast argues that NATO should "agree on a military plan for defending [Finland and Sweden] as soon as possible" - even before they join.

The flags of Finland, NATO and Sweden stand on display during a ceremony to mark Sweden's and Finland's application for membership in Brussels, Belgium, May 18, 2022
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Defense and Security