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The Historic Opening to China: What Hath Nixon Wrought?

The Historic Opening to China: What Hath Nixon Wrought?

by Joseph Bosco | Sep 25, 2015 | Features, Online Edition

When President Obama hosts Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House this week, he will do so as the eighth US president, starting with Richard Nixon, to engage with China based on a failed strategy. This article revisits a Foreign Affairs article—”Asia After Vietnam”—authored by Richard Nixon in October 1967.

Cross-eyed: Planning When Host-Nation and Intervener Rule of Law Strategies are Unaligned

Cross-eyed: Planning When Host-Nation and Intervener Rule of Law Strategies are Unaligned

by Major Dan Maurer | Sep 16, 2015 | Features, Online Edition, Updates

By Major Dan Maurer* This essay imagines a fictional future ground conflict pitting the United States and a host country against a non-state militant terrorist organization that has seized territory. This hypothetical scenario imagines a “rule of law” mission in the...
Core Synergies in Israel’s Strategic Planning: When the Adversarial Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

Core Synergies in Israel’s Strategic Planning: When the Adversarial Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

by Louis René Beres | Jun 2, 2015 | Features, Monthly National Security Forum, Online Edition

To best serve Israel, the country’s strategic studies community should favor more conceptual or “molecular” assessments of expected security perils.
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The Hidden Cost of Drone Combat: Soldiers’ Mental Health

The Hidden Cost of Drone Combat: Soldiers’ Mental Health

by Tommy Tobin | Apr 24, 2015 | Online Edition, Student Articles

While policymakers may argue that military drone combat presents no risk to American forces, the battle scars for drone operators are more psychological than physical. We should support the mental health of those soldiers we task with operating drones.
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Why the US Should Ratify UNCLOS: A View from the South and East China Seas

Why the US Should Ratify UNCLOS: A View from the South and East China Seas

by harvardnsj | Mar 15, 2015 | Online Edition, Student Articles

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Five Maritime Security Developments That Will Resonate For A Generation

by Brian Wilson | Mar 11, 2015 | Features, Online Edition

Captain Brian Wilson discusses treaty developments, trends, successes and challenges in maritime security.
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