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TikTok and the Need for a Declaration of Digital Rights

cc Flick https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/, modified, Solen Feyissa, https://www.flickr.com/photos/solen-feyissa/50095193373/in/photolist-2jjJXGz-2jjP6YL-2jjP6YF-2jjP6ZH-u3JGNx-toaarJ-u3z9uc-sgKkKP-rjN6A3-rjN3fL-rXt8Uk-rZkVEp-sgKoLt-rZdYPf-sgNe4F-rjZB5v-sgKtkZ-sevbX3-sgNf8z-rXtdPR-rXt6LT-sgNgmX-sevfUb-akRPFS-2jpz4pX-2jD7beN-2jD5iSx-2jNadHg-2jrcwCr-2jD6v2E-2jD58XS-2jD6WK2-2jR84J9-2i1uTKF-2jMcqqe-2jQJpMR-2jQKhiX-ExBVGs-2jQKhiG-2jbtJev-FukWz-FukXi-2jQERMS-FukWk-FukWt-2jQKhhQ-2iva8xK-bifFdz-bieY86-bieXnM

The ongoing TikTok saga in the United States highlights the growing need for a ‘declaration of digital rights.’

NATO Relations under a Biden Presidency

NATO Training Mission-Af, cc Flickr, modified, https://www.flickr.com/photos/ntm-a_cstc-a/5346027296/in/photolist-9moxrU-dS9dPa-9cGQNp-99scXY-99pMEq-99mNux, 111109-N-1159B-299

Could a president Biden put the toothpaste back into the tube and restore faith in the North Atlantic Alliance?

Shifting Geopolitics Make US Leadership More Important than Ever

NATO Flags, cc Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, flickr, modified, The 29 flags of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are on display during the opening session of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee Conference in Warsaw, Poland Sept. 29, 2018. (DOD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro), https://www.flickr.com/photos/thejointstaff/44263120534/in/photolist-2aro4CA-amdkbP-JJqje-2cTN1nA-2jc8zog-2hvoiz6-2hrHEYA-2hvr5ws-cftEzy-2hvn15Z-stBZYk-2hqdMu5-2hqfRnp-2hgqtyu-2hujwGZ-2hvr4Uq-2hvuNoG-2hqchm2-23k34Ks-265RQVv-2ivwNau-2hrMBEh-23k342y-2jvFext-YtbGJE-2gzm2tk-24HKkop-26yT7tZ-stR1gJ-24ZMaMj-hdzamL-265RVD8-23k3dou-24ZM9Fb-24ZMbPu-HXb1dq-MbXAxJ-265RVpF-9moxrU-GKxg8r-Grp7aQ-LNsB5Q-Mc1Gmm-GnXmmQ-GnXmn1-GnXmmu-275m3WE-qqzFyD-uDYcaD-24Jnccu

Emerging challenges in the new geopolitical context need more, not less, US leadership and trans-Atlantic cooperation.

Understanding Turkey’s Foray into Russia’s Backyard

Graffiti in Hamburg, cc Flickr Itmost, modified, https://www.flickr.com/photos/66944824@N05/50098136638/in/photolist-2jk13Cw-pN6gvy-PnJUqJ-5WGVWe-nSRM1d-Vzdxr1-2hKMFEy-7eBKa2-YG6ebo-ACqHKK-7eFEy9-7eBKmk-7eFEKW-7eBKu2-7eFEqj-2hKCB8m-2hKCB4o-2hKFfiT-2hKov98-2hKovce-2hKkTrh-2hKFbXe-2hKF9Nz-BMfKZG-2hKFc6F-2hKpD2w-JSq6pH-2hMpLAP-2hKCyQW-2hKF7sN-2hKGiVb-2hKkGKY-2hKkH3m-2hKFcgv-2bRq62x-KMGUmf-2bRq69M-2hKGcHB-2hKkU4u-2day3A5-2hKow5S-2hKpDBQ-2hKok6N-dYaqgX-2hKGiug-TBuDNq-dYaqhF-2hd6GSt-dYaqi4-2hKovr7

Ankara has long deferred to Moscow’s interests in the South Caucuses, and nowhere is this more apparent than on Nagorno-Karabakh. What changed?

Flashpoint: Chad

A Chadian Special Forces soldier receives basic rifle marksmanship training at a live fire range Mar. 6, 2017 in Massaguet, Chad as part of Flintlock 17. Flintlock is an annual special operations exercise involving more than 20 nation forces that strengthens security institutions, promotes multilateral sharing of information, and develops interoperability among partner nations in North and West Africa. (Army photo by Sgt. Derek Hamilton) Unit: U.S. Africa Command DVIDS Tags: marksmanship; Flintlock; Chad; Flintlock17, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marksmanship_training_in_Chad_during_Flintlock_2017_170306-A-KH850-007.jpg

Today’s vulnerable states give way to tomorrow’s regional crises. First in a new series, we examine the challenges faced by Chad in the COVID-19 era.

US-China Relations under a Biden Presidency

Vice President Biden toasts China President Xi Jinping at a state dinner, cc US State Department, modified, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Biden_Raises_a_Toast_in_Honor_of_Chinese_President_Xi.jpg

A reset of the US-China bilateral relationship could be a step too far, even for the self-styled ‘back-to-normal’ candidate.

Rise of the Quad in the Indo-Pacific?

cc Flickr Diplomatic Security Service, modified, public domain, State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Asia rallying support for the Quad, with mixed results.

Nagorno-Karabakh Clashes: Prelude to a Wider War?

A small group of Kansas Army National Guardsmen share ideas and advise soldiers with the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade at a training site near Yerevan, Armenia, July 29, 2015. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Zach Sheely, cc public domain, modiifed, https://www.defense.gov/observe/photo-gallery/igphoto/2001836902/

Much like the July Crisis of 1914, Nagorno-Karabakh is a local conflict with continental implications.

Warfare Evolved: Hypersonic Missiles

cc Flickr Naval Surface Warriors, modified, PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2018) A Tomahawk cruise missile launches from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) during a live fire exercise, part of Valiant Shield ’18 in the Pacific Ocean Sept. 18, 2018. Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enable real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking, and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Collins III)

Gauging the strategic impact of a new generation of missiles that defy all known manners of conventional interception.

Backgrounder: What Would a China-India War over the Himalayas Look Like?

cc US Navy, modified, English: Indian Ocean (Sept. 25, 2005) – The Indian aircraft carrier CVH Viraat (R 22) underway in the Indian Ocean as part of exercise Malabar 2005. The exercise is designed to increase interoperability between the two navies while enhancing the cooperative security relationship between India and the United States. The at-sea exercise includes maritime interdiction, surface events, sub-surface, air events and personnel exchanges. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Shannon E. Renfroe (RELEASED), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_050925-N-0413R-043_The_Indian_aircraft_carrier_CVH_Viraat_(R_22)_underway_in_the_Indian_Ocean_as_part_of_exercise_Malabar_2005.jpg

Though it remains an unlikely scenario, a China-India military conflict could be expected to reverberate far from the Line of Actual Control in the Himalayas.

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