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nuclear weapons
Asia-Pacific

Is China really testing nuclear weapons?

Some speculate that the Trump administration is making the accusations as the basis for the US to resume its own experiments

Trump board of peace
Global Crises

How Trump's Board of Peace is set up for a multibillion dollar fail

A vague mandate and pay-to-play model suggest it'll become a bloated boondoggle in search of an expanded mission lacking full international legitimacy

NATO Arctic
Global Crises

Is NATO creating an Arctic crisis to placate Trump?

The alliance's buildup to confront questionable Russian and Chinese threats lacks the diplomacy necessary to stave off escalation

Haiti
Global Crises

Further US intervention in Haiti would be worst Trump move of all

Washington sent warships this month to deploy 'gunboat diplomacy' while the island nation continues its freefall of violence and corruption

United Nations
Global Crises

We're burying the rules based order. But what's next?

Great power rivalry may actually make multilateral reform more rather than less likely. Here's how.

After shuttering USAID, Trump launches new foreign aid strategy
Washington Politics

After shuttering USAID, Trump launches new foreign aid strategy

The new global health program seeks to address longstanding complaints about corruption and dependency, without giving up the tools of soft power