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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during a meeting of African leaders with Russian President at the Konstantin Palace in Strelna on June 17, 2023 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Contributor via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Party of Nelson Mandela No Longer Deserves the World’s Deference

Joshua Meservey

Senior Fellow

Joshua Meservey

Feb 9, 2024

Commentary

7 Min Read

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Reports

America Needs a Diplomatic Offensive across Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Kennedy Lee

Former Research Associate and Program Manager, Keystone Defense Initiative and Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey & Kennedy Lee

Feb 8, 2024

Reports

Long Read

(What Really Matters logo)

Podcast

The Scourge of Elite Corruption

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jan 25, 2024

Podcast

Joint session of the National Assembly and Senate in Islamabad, Pakistan, on February 14, 2020. (Murat Kula via Getty Images)

Commentary

Without Political Engineering

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Jan 18, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

Supporters cheer under a huge flag of Taiwan during an election campaign rally of Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih in New Taipei City on January 12, 2024. (Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images)

Podcast

Taiwan: Elections, Defense, and Intellectual Property Protection

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Jan 17, 2024

Podcast

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Podcast

China Insider | Taiwan Election Results, Liu Jianchao in Washington, and Corruption in the PLA

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Jan 15, 2024

Podcast

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivers the keynote address at the 2023 Reagan National Defense Forum at the the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on December 2, 2023. (DoD via Flickr)

In the Media

Insight into the Hospitalization of the Defense Secretary

Ezra Cohen

Adjunct Fellow

Ezra Cohen

Jan 11, 2024

In the Media

Pakistan People's Party supporters attend an election campaign rally in Lahore on January 21, 2024. (Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Setting the Parameters

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Jan 11, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul participates in a multinational military exercise with NATO allies as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group on October 5, 2022. (Kerri Kline via DVIDS)

Commentary

The Surface Navy Should Design for Competition, Rethink Fleet Makeup

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Jan 8, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

Demonstrators outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, now informally called the "Hostages Square," in Tel Aviv hold up their lit mobile phones as they gather during a demonstration calling for the release of hostages on December 9, 2023. (Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Hamas’s Oct. 7 Attack Made Israel Stronger

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Dec 11, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

US President Joe Biden delivers a statement urging Congress to pass his national security supplemental from the Roosevelt Room at the White House on December 6, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)

Commentary

Pass Ukraine Aid, Congress — It’s a Bargain for American Security