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July 12, 2016

Philippines

Preserving a Rules-Based Order in the South China Sea

A UN tribunal’s ruling upholds the need for a rules-based order that counters China’s efforts to turn the South China Sea region into a sphere of influence, says expert Andrew Erickson.

Interview by Eleanor Albert and Andrew S. Erickson

December 16, 2011

Defense and Security

Guest Post: Paul Stares on Forecasting Preventive Priorities

An Iranian Shahab 3 missile is displayed during a military parade in Tehran. (Morteza Nikoubazl/courtesy Reuters) Earlier this week, CFR’s Center for Preventive Action (CPA) released its 2012 Preven…

An Iranian Shahab 3 missile passes by during a military parade to commemorate the start of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war in Tehran, September 21, 2004. Iran will use a modified version of its Shahab-3 missile, which defence experts say can reach Israel or U.S. bases in the Gulf, to launch a test satellite before March 2005, a defence industry source says. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl CJF/DL

Blog Post by Paul B. Stares The Water's Edge

March 8, 2017

Cybersecurity

Wikileaks and the CIA: What’s in Vault7?

On Tuesday, Wikileaks released a huge cache of documents it said were descriptions of CIA cyber tools used to break into smartphones, computers and internet-connected TVs. Wikileaks says the document…

Article by Adam Segal Net Politics

January 14, 2016

Asia

The Philippines Reaches a Crossroads

For the past five years, the Philippines, which long lagged behind faster-growing Asian economies like Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia, has posted some of the highest annual growth rates i…