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South China Sea

The US Conducts the First South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation of the Trump Era, But It Was “Off the Record”
Julian Ku Thu, May 25, 2017, 7:16 AM
The Trump administration may have authorized its first "freedom of navigation operation" in the South China Sea, but no U.S. government officials will go on the record to provide details.
South China Sea

Dewey Freedom of Navigation Operation Challenges China’s Sovereignty to Mischief Reef
James Kraska Thu, May 25, 2017, 9:56 AM
The Dewey challenged China’s claim of “indisputable sovereignty” to Mischief Reef as one of the features in the South China Sea and China’s claim of “adjacent” waters surrounding it.
Syria

We are Rushing Raqqa
Adham Sahloul Wed, May 24, 2017, 4:24 PM
At an April 27 hearing at the House Foreign Affairs Committee on policy options in Syria titled “After the Missile Strikes,” Charles Lister, a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute, cautioned the dais on the need to “not rush Raqqa.” On May 9, the Pentagon announced that...
Kuwait

How Long Can the Deadlock in Kuwait’s Parliament Last?
Scott Weiner Wed, May 24, 2017, 8:51 AM
Parliamentary politics matter more in Kuwait than other Gulf states, but the monarchy has always been able to manage its internal divisions. Now it's facing an unusually unified elected opposition.
Donald Trump

Those “Three Separate Occasions”: What Comey Might Really Have Told Trump
Benjamin Wittes Wed, May 24, 2017, 5:27 PM
Unless Trump is completely delusional, we should probably assume that at least some conversations—maybe even three of them—took place in which Trump sought information about his status with respect to one or more FBI matters and Comey said something in response. The really...

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