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Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, the current defence minister, addresses supporters at an event on February 14, 2024, in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Oscar Siagian via Getty Images)

Commentary

Is There a New Strongman Leading the World’s Largest Muslim-Majority Nation?

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Feb 27, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

President-elect Lai Ching-te and Vice President–elect Bi-khim Hsiao shake hands during a rally for the presidential and legislative elections in Taipei, Taiwan, on January 13, 2024. (Walid Berrazeg via Getty Images)

Commentary

Impact of the Taiwanese Elections on the Taipei-Beijing-Washington Triangle

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Feb 26, 2024

Commentary

5 Min Read

Youth activists of Muslim Talba Mahaz shout slogans during a protest against Iranian air strikes. (Raja Imran Bahadert via Getty Images)

Podcast

Nawaz Sharif’s Legacy and Iranian Rockets: Shifting the Power Balance between Pakistan and Iran

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow

Husain Haqqani

Feb 26, 2024

Podcast

Members of the U.S. Army Drill Team, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), perform in front of hundreds of spectators, during a Joint Service Drill Exhibition, April. 14, 2023 at the National Mall in Washington D.C.

Members of the US Marine Corps Drill Team perform during a Joint Service Drill Exhibition on April 14, 2023, at the National Mall in Washington DC. (DVIDS)

Commentary

America Owes Its Troops Compensation for Unfair COVID Vaccine Mandates

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Feb 23, 2024

Commentary

3 Min Read

An artillery detachment conducts live fire at night in Huaibei city, Anhui province, China, July 10, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

An artillery detachment conducts live fire at night in Huaibei city, Anhui province, China, on July 10, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Podcast

Is China Testing the Waters for a Possible Taiwan Invasion?

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Feb 21, 2024

Podcast

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

Biden’s G7 Trip

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Feb 20, 2024

In the Media

President Joe Biden stops to talk to journalists on his way to California to attend campaign receptions on February 20, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)

Commentary

Biden Rewrites "An American Tragedy"

Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Feb 20, 2024

Commentary

1 Min Read

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets crowds of supporters during a roadshow in support of state elections on March 4, 2022, in Varanasi, India. (Ritesh Shukla via Getty Images)

Commentary

Modi’s Audacious Plan for India

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Feb 19, 2024

Commentary

1 Min Read

John Kerry speaks during a press conference at the United Nations Climate Change Conference on December 6, 2023. (Sean Gallup via Getty Images)

Commentary

Good Riddance, John Kerry

Mike Watson

Former Fellow

Mike Watson

Feb 17, 2024

Commentary

6 Min Read

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Podcast

Biden, Tucker, Putin, and Trump

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Feb 16, 2024

Podcast

Supporters of the Grand Democratic Alliance party gather during a protest rally in Jamshoro on February 16, 2024, amid claims of alleged vote-rigging in Pakistan's national elections. (Akram Shahid via Getty Images)

Commentary

Pakistan Can’t Stop the Cycle of Discontent