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Army personnel stand guard after a pro-monarchy protest turns violent in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 28, 2025.

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The Shadow of the Military in Modern South Asia

Military rule is now a defining political factor in South Asia. Here’s how analysts can understand and account for it.

Paul Staniland

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“Greening” the Maghreb or Exploiting It?

Yasmine Zarhloule

Fire damage is pictures as US President Joe Biden (out of frame) visits to an area devastated by wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 21, 2023.

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The United States Has an Internal Displacement Problem

Kayly Ober

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India and a Changing Global Order: Foreign Policy in the Trump 2.0 Era

Trump 2.0 has unsettled India’s external environment—but has not overturned its foreign policy strategy, which continues to rely on diversification, hedging, and calibrated partnerships across a fractured order.

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Milan Vaishnav, ed., Sameer Lalwani, Tanvi Madan, …

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Implementing the Biden Administration’s China Strategy

Christopher S. Chivvis, Senkai Hsia

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Russia in Africa: Examining Moscow’s Influence and Its Limits

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Nate Reynolds, ed., Frances Z. Brown, ed., Frederic Wehrey, ed., …

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A New Era of Nuclear-Powered Submarines Is Making Waves in Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones

Jamie Kwong, ed., Toby Dalton, ed., Celia McDowall, ed.

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We deliver strategic ideas and independent analysis to help inform countries, institutions, and leaders as they take on the most difficult global problems.

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The Shadow of the Military in Modern South Asia

Military rule is now a defining political factor in South Asia. Here’s how analysts can understand and account for it.