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U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateralism The Inner Core of Regional Order Building and Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific

China–North Korea Arms Trade from the Perspective of Chinese Scholars

Diego Fossati’s Unity through Division: Political Islam, Representation and Democracy in Indonesia

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PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY

A public event on June 6 will draw on the new report “Encounters and Escalation in the Indo-Pacific: Perspectives on China’s Military and Implications for Regional Security.”

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NBR is pleased to offer the tenth iteration of its three-day executive education course on China’s People’s Liberation Army on June 25–27.

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U.S.-ROK Tech Cooperation

U.S.-ROK Tech Cooperation: Export Controls, Data Policy, and Artificial Intelligence

This new NBR Special Report assesses the current state of U.S.-ROK cooperation on export controls,...

Report

Cover illustration by Nate Christenson

China's Leadership

“Two Sessions” Two-Step: Politics Leads, Economics Might Not Follow

William C. McCahill Jr., Nadège Rolland, and Michael Wills

Podcast

Renewable Energy

Green Grids: India’s Pathways and Asia’s Preparedness

Payal Dey

Essay

Ukraine War

China-Russia Energy Relations in the Wake of the War in Ukraine

Erica Downs

Regional Responses to the Russia-Ukraine War

Michael J. Green, Nargis Kassenova, Pavel K. Baev, Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rajesh Rajagopalan, Jeffrey Reeves, Matthew Kroenig, and Clementine G. Starling

The Evolution of the Quad amid the War in Ukraine

Hayley Channer, Sheila A. Smith, Alison Szalwinski, and Akriti Vasudeva

Democracy in Asia

Perspectives on South Korea's 2024 Election

Ahn Ho-young and Eunjung Lim

Putin’s Special Electoral Operation

Kathryn E. Stoner

Taiwan’s Elections: A Fraught but Not Dire Equilibrium Endures

Robert Sutter

MAPPING CHINA’S STRATEGIC SPACE

The Evolution of China’s Naval Strategy

China's Strategic Space in the Digital Undersea

Energy as a Strategic Space for China Words and Actions Point to a Competitive Future

China’s Geopolitical Code Shaping the Next World Order

The Polar Regions as New Strategic Frontiers for China

China’s Quest for Strategic Space in the Pacific Islands

The End of China’s Period of Strategic Opportunity Limited Opportunities, More Dangers

Central and Eastern Europe in Relation to China’s Strategic Space The Fizzling Out of a Ten-Year Campaign

Myanmar and China’s Fluid Frontier

LEGACY OF SENATOR HENRY M. “SCOOP” JACKSON

Implementing Senator Jackson’s Values and Vision

Lessons for an Unserious Superpower: Scoop Jackson on National Security and Human Rights in U.S. Foreign Policy (Part 1)

Lessons for an Unserious Superpower: Scoop Jackson on National Security and Human Rights in U.S. Foreign Policy (Part 2)

Spotlight

NBR’s Maritime Awareness Project (MAP) combines interactive mapping technology with rigorous analyses from the world’s leading maritime experts to serve as the authoritative resource on maritime issues.