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India should join the Global Combat Air Program — but not just yet

As the world learns to navigate an era of volatile American politics, global defense partnerships are being reshaped. Donald Trump’s chaotic return...

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Tomoko Kiyota

Cultural anxiety and Japan's immigration pains

Hello Kitty seems an unlikely trigger for an immigration debate. But that’s what happened in Japan this week when Megumi Hayashibara, a prominent...

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Gearoid Reidy

Can Apple salvage the AI iPhone in China?

If you thought Apple’s artificial intelligence woes in the U.S. were bad, just know that they could actually be worse. Look at China. The AI iPhone...

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Catherine Thorbecke

Golden Dome is a glittering gamble — and a likely mistake

U.S. President Donald Trump has a dim view of nuclear weapons. “We’re all spending a lot of money that we could be spending on other things that...

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Brad Glosserman

In its relationship with China, Canada is behaving like an abuse victim

Recently, Canada’s first ministers expressed strong support for trade diversification and re-engagement with key global markets — including China....

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Stephen R. Nagy

Could U.S. and Israel destroy Iran’s nuke program? Yep, here’s how.

Despite hopeful signals from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration about a potential nuclear deal with Iran, the fundamentals don’t look...

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James Stavridis

Catastrophe on the roof of the world

The Tibetan Plateau is home to vast glacial reserves, which amount to the largest store of fresh water outside the Arctic and the Antarctic. It is...

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Brahma Chellaney

How ‘vintage’ rice is shaking up Japanese politics

To solve the problem of soaring rice prices, Japan’s turning to a classic retailer’s playbook: rebranding the old as "vintage.” That’s what...

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Gearoid Reidy

Los Angeles is losing the war for public opinion

It was, by any stretch of the imagination, an ugly Sunday of violence and vandalism in downtown Los Angeles. After U.S. President Donald Trump took...

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Erika D. Smith

NFL stars don’t belong on the Olympics' flag football field

The National Football League has long dreamed of turning America’s favorite game into a global one. At the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, it has its...

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