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Mark Kukis

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Asia-Pacific

When U.S. pivot is seen as an 'expansion' into Asia

It's time to talk about what we can learn from NATO in Eastern Europe and its lessons for U.S. policy towards China.

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Military Industrial Complex

Biden should declare a moratorium on drone strikes

After a missile attack killed 10 civilians amid the evacuation from Kabul, two US senators are calling on the White House to act.

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Global Crises

Biden should address, not further normalize, recent airstrikes abroad

Unfortunately it's no surprise the White House hasn't even remarked, much less justified recent actions in Afghanistan and Somalia.

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Middle East

Why Biden should renounce the Carter Doctrine

President Carter’s 4-decade-old pledge to safeguard Persian Gulf oil has bogged the US down in the Middle East.

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Middle East

Iraq's civilian government may collapse — but the US should avoid renewed intervention

The idea of letting Iraq veer toward mayhem without a forceful U.S. effort to stop it would be considered unethical by many. But Washington should be ready to refrain from further interventionism in Iraq nonetheless.