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 The End of Reform in ChinaAuthoritarian Adaptation Hits a Wall By Youwei
For decades, China's communist regime has defied predictions of its impending demise by using policy reforms to head off the need for fundamental institutional change. But with few reform rabbits left to pull out of its hat, the regime may now be approaching a dead end.
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 From Calvin to the CaliphateWhat Europe’s Wars of Religion Tell Us About the Modern Middle East By John M. Owen IV
The Muslim world today is going through religious turmoil similar to that which raged across northwestern Europe 450 years ago. The West’s own history of ideological and religious radicalism offers key lessons for understanding and managing modern-day crises elsewhere.
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 China's Road RulesBeijing Looks West Toward Eurasian Integration By Jacob Stokes
While the world focuses on China’s aggression in the seas to its east, China’s leaders are looking west with their "One Belt, One Road" strategy. If successful, the ambitious program would make China a principal economic and diplomatic force in Eurasian integration.
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 New Dawn for the NPTThe United States' Real Record on Proliferation By Adam Mount
On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to New York to convince the world that the United States is working toward a world free of nuclear weapons. He has a stronger case than you might think.
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 The Wrong Lessons From North KoreaAvoiding a Nuclear Iran By Sue Mi Terry and Max Boot
The case of North Korea clearly exposes the dangers of the United States seeking a nuclear agreement with a state that has no intention of abiding by one. The United States’ experience with North Korea should make it wary of similar nuclear negotiations, especially with Iran.
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