China
Assessing China’s Presence and Power in the Caribbean
Rasheed Griffith Thu, Jun 17, 2021, 3:20 PM
How can the U.S. counter a deepening China-Caribbean engagement?
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Civil Society Should Be at the Center of Foreign Policy
Jon Temin Mon, Mar 1, 2021, 8:01 AM
In an era of democratic backsliding, governments are increasingly disconnected from citizens. The Biden administration should elevate engagement with civil society in response.
ChinaTalk
ChinaTalk: Biden's Foreign Policy
Jordan Schneider Wed, Nov 25, 2020, 2:44 PM
What will a Biden administration foreign policy look like? What’s going to happen on tech and trade? How will debates within the democratic party on what to do about china shake out? Where will congress be on the issue? How will Biden the man impact foreign policy?
AFRICOM
Defending the U.S. Military Presence in Africa for Reasons Beyond Counterterrorism
Judd Devermont, Leanne Erdberg Steadman Mon, May 18, 2020, 8:57 AM
As the Pentagon contemplates a drawdown of the U.S. military presence in Africa, it is imperative for the U.S. military to reaffirm its non-counterterrorism missions in the region and reform how it executes its counterterrorism programs.
Foreign Policy
A Foreign Policy Toward Warlords
Daniel Byman, Israa Saber Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 9:20 AM
Warlords are often necessary tools of statecraft, but support for them often comes at the expense of building a functioning central government.
Afghanistan
The SIGAR Called Congress to Action, But How Will It Respond?
William Ford Tue, Jan 21, 2020, 9:00 AM
In testimony before the House, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction offered a sobering portrait of the challenges confronting U.S. reconstruction efforts, and called for more vigorous and proactive congressional oversight of those efforts.
American Foreign Policy
Livestream: House Armed Services Committee Assesses the Pentagon's Role in U.S.-China Competition
Hannah Kris Wed, Jan 15, 2020, 10:44 AM
On Jan. 15 at 10:00 a.m., the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing titled “DOD’s Role in Competing with China.” The Committee will hear testimony from Michèle Flournoy, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of WestExec Advisors and Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; Andrew Philip Hunter, Director of the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Rear Adm. (ret.) Michael McDevitt, Senior Fellow at CNA.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Announcing 'The Troubled U.S.-NATO Relationship,' a New Lawfare E-book
David Priess Mon, Dec 9, 2019, 5:19 PM
A new Lawfare Institute e-book, "The Troubled U.S.-NATO Relationship,” is now available on Kindle.
What underlying tensions within NATO have contributed to recent difficulties in the alliance? How has President Trump’s strikingly different approach than his predecessors spurred or exacerbated these troubles? And what legal issues come into play as the relationship struggles?
Water Wars
Water Wars: A Song of Oil and Fire
Doug Stephens, IV Fri, Aug 30, 2019, 8:00 AM
A tense standoff in the waters southwest of Vietnam is about to enter its seventh week. Throughout May and June, Chinese Coast Guard vessels aggressively patrolled around Malaysian and Vietnamese oil drilling platforms.
Executive Power
How to Reform IEEPA
Peter E. Harrell Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 11:49 AM
Over the weekend, President Trump cited a 1977 statute, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), as providing the legal authority he would need to carry through on his “order” that American companies “immediately start looking for an alternative to China.” IEEPA, which serves as the legal basis for many of America’s economic sanctions programs, almost certainly gives Trump the legal power he claims.