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Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Battle for Belarus

European Security Fall 2026

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Ryan Vest, Michael Kimmage

Recorded on location at the Aspen Security Forum, this discussion centers on the geopolitical status and democratic movement of Belarus. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya details her transformation from a political outsider into the leader of the country's democratic…

Embracing (Not Bridging) the Gap: Integrating Intelligence Analysis, Social Science, and History

Intelligence Fall 2026

James Kwoun

Intelligence analysts, social scientists, and historians produce authoritative insights that often conflict, reflecting deep epistemological differences among these professions. The predominant approach to bridging the scholar-practitioner gap emphasizes…

A Plum for a Peach? Issue Linkage, Taiwan, and China’s Policy toward North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Program

Nonproliferation Fall 2026

Shuxian Luo

This article offers a novel explanation for the variation in China’s policy toward North Korea’s nuclear program. It argues that Beijing’s willingness to constrain Pyongyang is shaped by the perceived level of US assurance regarding Taiwan. Specifically,…

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