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A soldier from Alpha Team 01, affiliated with the National Unity Government, rests during a reconnaissance mission
Asia-Pacific

Trump wants Myanmar's rare earths. He's talking to the wrong people.

The military government in Naypyidaw has no access to the country's valuable, insurgent-held mines

Palantir Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp gestures next to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick
Washington Politics

The anti-China coalition is breaking apart at the seams

The ad hoc group pushing confrontation with Beijing was never as formidable as it seemed

San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock San Diego (LPD 22) transits Apra Harbor at Naval Base Guam
Asia-Pacific

Pulling back to the Second Island Chain would be strategic folly

The case against a recent proposal to fundamentally reshape the US military posture in East Asia

Two Navy ships arrive at port in Okinawa, Japan, after service in Asia and the Middle East
Asia-Pacific

The case for pulling US military back from the first island chain

A carefully managed restructuring of our forces in East Asia would reduce tensions in the region and protect American interests

Donald Trump speaks into a microphone as Xi Jinping listens nearby
Middle East

Is China Trump's only hope for ending the Iran war?

US interests in both the Middle East and Asia would be best served by cooperation with Beijing

AUKUS
Asia-Pacific

‘The Dragon’ defined: How three capitals reimagined China

David M. McCourt’s new book is an illuminating account of how Beijing came to be understood as a strategic competitor in the US, Australia, and the UK.