Just last month during a White House press conference on July 8, U.S. President Joe Biden rejected the notion of a Taliban takeover being “inevitable.”…
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Will the blast outside the Kabul airport on the eve of American withdrawal prove to be a warning shot to the Taliban or a case…
Despite the protests and criticisms before the event, the Tokyo Olympics overcame the threat of the raging Delta variant and came to a nuanced end…
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The recent reversal of fortunes for democracy movements in Asia, particularly in Hong Kong and Myanmar, stands in contrast to an earlier highly successful campaign…
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There’s still time in August to take stock of your reading progress and update your summer reading list. RPI recommends 5 new books on the…
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After a one-year delay due to COVID pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics finally opened on July 23 with a muted ceremony in an empty stadium of…
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On April 14, President Joe Biden’s policy review of the conflict in Afghanistan concluded with the decision to withdraw the remaining force of roughly 2,500…
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The Biden administration’s first few months have laid to rest any claims that its foreign policy agenda will take a backseat to domestic priorities. Important…
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On June 25 at 8:15AM ET, RPI Director Dr. Ollapally will attend a panel discussion on the future of Indo-Pacific Strategy. Details for attending the…
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On June 13, the leaders of G7 nations ended their three-day summit in southwest England. At his first in-person meeting with the leaders of the…
Amid the rising assertiveness of China, the worldviews and interests of U.S. and India are presently converging in unprecedented ways. After President Joe Biden took…
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After weeks of rising tension, which started with the eviction of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem and resulted in several Palestinian deaths, Israel raided the…
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The ongoing pressure of the global pandemic has not slowed down President Joe Biden’s foreign policy during his first 100 days in office. Fulfilling the…
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Japan increasingly finds itself caught between great power rivalries, first and foremost between the U.S. and China, and secondly, between the U.S. and Russia. The…
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Following the Quad summit, top members of the Biden foreign policy team embarked on their first overseas visit in mid-March. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken…
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