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The Geopolitics of Information

To compete and thrive in the 21st century, democracies, and the United States in particular, must develop new national security and economic strategies that address the geopolitics of information. In the 20th century, market capitalist democracies geared infrastructure, energy, trade, and even social policy to protect and advance that era’s key source of power—manufacturing. In this century, democracies must better account for information geopolitics across all dimensions of domestic policy and national strategy.

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People Power Is Rising in Africa

The authors analyze the trend of nonviolent overthrows of dictatorships in Africa.

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The Triangle in the Long Game

The purpose of this paper is to analyze how China’s new power is reaching Europe, the challenges that it poses, and the European responses to this new reality. This process has to be examined in the context of the current strategic competition between China and the U.S. and its reflection on the transatlantic relationship.

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Dangerous Games: The Nuclear Factor Adds an Alarming Note to the Game of Brinkmanship on the LOC

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Diplomatic Fiasco: Pakistan's Failure on the Diplomatic Front Nullifies its Gains on the Battlefield

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Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons Program: Turning Points and Nuclear Choices

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Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons Program: Turning Points and Nuclear Choices

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The author examines Pakistan's motivations for responding to the Indian nuclear weapons tests with its own series of tests on May 28 and 30.

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Military Confidence Building in South Asia: Potential, Possibilities, and Limitations

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