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Why the US Should Withdraw Its Troops from Korea

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Responsible Statecraft
Ethan Kessler

Nearly seven decades after the armistice, the status quo on the Peninsula does not serve American interests, the Council's Ethan Kessler argues.

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Defense and Security

The Global Networks Working to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

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Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

The Council's Robert Muggah explores the web of treaties, agreements, and nonprofits dedicated to curbing nukes—or getting rid of them altogether.

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Regional Inequality Looms as Pressing Threat to Democracy

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National Interest
Coauthors

A group of experts, including the Council's John Austin, Brian Hanson, and Alex Hitch explain why now is the time to rise to a new political, economic, and social challenge rooted in growing regional inequalities.

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Global Cities

US Efforts Have Shown That We Need Better Foreign Aid—Not More of It

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

Elizabeth Shackelford explains why we must change the culture of international aid to ensure that more isn’t equated with better and that short-term stability isn’t preserved at the cost of long-term progress.

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Exposed: US Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Grew During the Pandemic Era

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The National Interest
John Austin

President Biden has options to address this national security concern, the Council's John Austin argues.

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Global Economy

Can America Keep the Cold War Cold in the Taiwan Strait?

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Foreign Policy News
Michele Lowe

Both the United States and China claim to want peace and stability. But keeping the peace will require foregoing zero-sum games, something neither side looks ready to do.

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The Real-Life Risks of Our Digital World

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Foreign Policy
Robert Muggah

Our reliance on data and devices has made us extremely vulnerable. The first step is knowing where everything is.

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New Book Hints at Biden’s Strategic Approach to China

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The National Interest
Paul Heer

Given the Biden administration’s mantra that the US-China relationship “will be competitive where it should be, collaborative where it can be, and adversarial where it must be,” Doshi’s discussion of the prospects for bilateral cooperation merits attention.

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The US in Afghanistan: It Was Always Going to End This Way

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Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"The inevitability of the outcome does not make it any less tragic, but the tragedy does not make the decision to withdraw wrong," Senior Fellow Elizabeth Shackelford explains.

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US Foreign Policy

What the Coronavirus Vaccine Roll-Out Says about Innovation in an Age of Geopolitical Rivalry

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South China Morning Post
Kris Hartley

Kris Hartley and Asit K. Biswas discuss intellectual property protection and diplomacy through vaccine provision.

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