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Polling staff open ballot boxes in the presence of poling agents from various political parties as they start counting votes at the end of Pakistan's national elections on February 8, 2024. (Banaras Khan/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Pakistan’s Election Sends the Country into a Deeper Crisis

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Feb 12, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

A woman casts her ballot to vote at a polling station during Pakistan's national elections in Karachi on February 8, 2024. (Photo by Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images)

Podcast

Pakistan Election: The Election of the Unelectable

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Feb 12, 2024

Podcast

Pedestrians walks past destroyed Russian military vehicles blanketed in snow in front of Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in downtown Kyiv on November 22, 2023. (Roman Pilpey/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

It’s Not Just a Ukraine-Aid Bill, It’s a National-Security Bill—and Republicans Should Pass It

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Feb 11, 2024

Commentary

3 Min Read

The US Capitol building is seen reflected in rain puddles on February 11, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum via Getty Images)

Commentary

If the US Wants to Be a Serious Force on the Global Stage, Things Must Change

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Feb 10, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

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

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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