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Que Sarin, Sarin

Accusations of war crimes far predate the international law that defines those crimes; the first recorded international trial for war

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Kaczyński’s Mazurka

Since 2015, Poland has experienced a period of democratic backsliding. This trend has greatly worried European observers; developments in Poland

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With Enemies Like These, Who Needs Friends? Vietnam’s Offshore Balancing Act

When the USS Carl Vinson made a port call to Da Nang, Vietnam last year, reactions both within the US

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Indefinitely Negotiating, Fruitlessly: The INF Treaty and European Security

Russian diplomacy has a well-demonstrated tendency to sow doubt in the minds of believers in international law. More disturbing, though,

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NATO: Losing Sight of the North Atlantic?

President Trump’s campaign trail rhetoric focused heavily on presenting a tough, assertive image of American power. Indeed, he broke new

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A Real Pain in the Dniester: A New Era of Tension in Moldova

Moldova is the 33rd-largest country in Europe, a small slice of land tucked between Ukraine and Romania. Politically, however, it

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Be Careful What You Wish For: A Contentious Peace in Colombia

In October of 2016, the Colombian government put forward a national referendum. Voters were asked to approve a new peace

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Whose Allies Are They, Anyway? : North Korea’s Illicit Trade and the Role of China

North Korea. The world’s least free society, behind the world’s most militarized border, with the world’s most threatening nuclear weapons

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Still Stuck in the Cold War? Turkey, NATO, Russia, and the Art of Patronage

Russia announces new arms deals almost daily, and successfully completes them nearly as often. But the sale of Russian arms

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