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Brahma Chellaney, Opinion Contributor

Brahma Chellaney, Opinion Contributor

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Trump shows the power of personality on the global stage

Trump is first and foremost a dealmaker who views diplomacy through the prism of potential transactions.

25.01.2025 10

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Brahma Chellaney, Opinion Contributor

The China-India rivalry will define the future of Asia

In recent years, India is tasting the bitter fruits of Modi’s initial efforts to appease China.

25.12.2024 6

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Brahma Chellaney, Opinion Contributor

Little reason for the West to exult over Assad’s downfall 

The fall of the Syrian regime has resulted in the rise of violent jihadist forces, which could impose enduring costs on Western security, as the...

12.12.2024 5

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Brahma Chellaney, Opinion Contributor

Biden’s vexed foreign policy legacy leaves hard choices ahead

Thanks to Biden’s actions (or inaction), the incoming Trump administration faces difficult policy choices on the Ukraine war and China’s aggressive...

03.12.2024 9

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Brahma Chellaney, Opinion Contributor

Not so noble: The geopolitics of the Nobel Peace Prize

The Peace Prize committee in Oslo has increasingly allowed geopolitical considerations to guide the selection of an awardee.

21.11.2024 3

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Brahma Chellaney, Opinion Contributor

India is key to rescuing Joe Biden’s troubled foreign policy legacy

The Sino-Russian entente has raised the strategic imperative for America to forge an informal alliance with another nuclear-armed giant.

29.10.2024 2

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Brahma Chellaney, Opinion Contributor

China still challenges India in the Himalayas as BRICS summit approaches

With the U.S.-China rivalry deepening, the last thing Xi should be doing is turning India into an enduring enemy.

10.10.2024 5

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Brahma Chellaney, Opinion Contributor

The hidden costs of America’s entanglement in the Ukraine war

With its military resources already stretched thin by its involvement in the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, the U.S. needs a more realistic...

19.09.2024 7

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Brahma Chellaney, Opinion Contributor

China is trying to dominate the South China Sea while Biden's administration does little

Xi Jinping seems to be betting that America’s entanglement in conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East is sapping its military capacity and...

06.09.2024 3

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Brahma Chellaney, Opinion Contributor

A quiet military coup in Bangladesh

By installing an interim civilian government made up of only “advisers,” the coup leaders have helped foster a romanticized Western media...

17.08.2024 80

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Brahma Chellaney, Opinion Contributor

Ex-Trump defense chief urges Walz to clarify military record amid scrutiny

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper called on Democratic vice-presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) to clarify his military record amid...

10.08.2024 2

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Brahma Chellaney, Opinion Contributor

Why a policy of targeted assassination is doomed to fail

Taking out senior figures does not destroy militant groups but rather helps breathe new life into these groups by winning greater grassroots support.

10.08.2024 2

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Brahma Chellaney, Opinion Contributor

The COVID coverup still haunts the world

The U.S. role in aiding China’s coverup is all the more ironic because America has led the world in total COVID case counts and number of deaths...

22.07.2024 1

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Brahma Chellaney, Opinion Contributor