Trump’s new strategy might have little legal effect on the Iran nuclear deal, but it will undermine it politically, and exacerbate many regional problems.

In terms of promoting cooperation on other issues, cybersecurity cooperation is now playing the role that climate change did during the Obama administration.

Trump has failed to learn from the success of the Iran nuclear deal and to apply those lessons to North Korea. His failure risks the future of nonproliferation.

In the South China Sea, Russia and China do not have, and nor do they seek, a formal alliance. Instead they have agreed to cooperate and coordinate on international issues over which their interests converge. On issues where their interests diverge—and especially those pertaining to each other’s core interests—they have agreed not to oppose each other.

One of the biggest geopolitical shocks of Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency is the dramatic realignment in strategic relations among Southeast Asian claimant states, particularly between the Philippines and Vietnam. What looked like a promising alliance-in-the-making has suddenly turned into low-intensity bilateral tensions, with the two protagonists openly clashing over how to best deal with the China threat in the South China Sea.

In the past, the execution of freedom of navigation exercises and international court judgments failed to discourage aggressive Chinese behavior in the South China Sea. It is time resource experts and environmentalists led a diplomatic effort to incentivize regional cooperation and collaboration between China and its neighbors. The United States and the international community should encourage a resource development and scientific solution to the territorial disputes between China and its neighbors.

The threats of military force and sanctions have failed to produce the desired outcomes. It is imperative that the Trump administration listen to reason and take a pragmatic approach.

With the recent shooting in Las Vegas, the debate over gun ownership and gun control in the US has been reactivated, but people are no longer hopeful that any change can come from it. Why?

Since China joined the internet in 1994, China-US cyber relations have gone through three stages. What might the fourth stage look like?

Given the rising prominence and influence of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Chinese President Xi Jinping is endeavoring to maintain a delicate balance between civil and military authority.  His failure to reign in the increasingly assertive armed forces could have a significant and far-reaching impact on international relations and security.