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June 10, 2020

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May 20, 2021

CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATION ON FOREIGN REPORTING WITH USC

September 17, 2020

A GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA'S LOCAL-TO-GLOBAL BALLOT MEASURES

February 2, 2018

Global Beat: Puerto Rico Still in Need, Post-Brexit and More

This week, Puerto Rico is still in need of FEMA assistance; the United Kingdom and China are looking to make a post-Brexit trade deal; Cape Town imposes firmer restrictions on water use; and more.

January 26, 2018

Global Beat: WEF Underway, New TPP Trade Deal, and More

This week, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, kicks off; 11 countries reach an agreement on a new Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal; Tokyo conducts its first missile attack drill since the end of World War II; and more

January 23, 2018

Changing China’s Strategic Calculations Over North Korea

The United States needs an additional layer of strategy to accompany the North Korean sanctions—one strategy that changes China’s calculation of the costs and benefits of permitting the North Korean regime to continue to pursue its present course, writes Daniel Kolkey.

January 19, 2018

Global Beat: Cape Town Drought, Korean Olympics, and More

This week, an extreme drought causes Cape Town to drastically cut down on its water use; North and South Korea agree to march under a common flag in next month’s Winter Olympics; Saudi Arabia injects $2 billion into Yemen’s central bank; and more.

January 16, 2018

Belt and Road: China's Strategy to Capture Supply Chains

Beijing is playing the long game through a global strategic infrastructure initiative aimed at capturing supply chains from from Guangzhou to Greece, the primary goal of which is to benefit China, writes Dane Chamorro.

January 12, 2018

Global Beat: Drones Attack Russian Bases in Syria, and More

This week, 13 drones attack two Russian military bases in western Syria; Zambia plans to vaccinate 1 million of its citizens to protect against cholera amid a new outbreak; ELN rebels resume attacks in Colombia after a ceasefire ends; and more.

January 10, 2018

An Olympic Window for Korean Nuclear De-escalation

The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang is a godsend in that it provides the cover necessary for Pyongyang, Seoul, and Washington to call a truce and enter into a de-escalating mode. The global community should support this Olympic momentum, writes Jongsoo Lee.

January 5, 2018

Global Beat: Fighting Fake News, Peru Pardon, and More

This week, Germany enacts tough laws designed to combat fake news on social media; Peru’s president pardons a controversial former president; North Korea agrees to high-level diplomatic talks with South Korea; and more.

January 2, 2018

It's Time to Test a New Kind of Containment with North Korea

The United States needs to both reduce Pyongyang’s incentive to use the bomb and its ability to do so, writes Bennett Ramberg.

December 22, 2017

Global Beat: Chile Votes Right, DPRK’s WannaCry, and More

This week, Sebastián Piñera wins Chile’s presidential election in what marks the most recent shift to the right in Latin America; the United States accuses North Korea of being behind the WannaCry cyberattack; Saudi Arabia intercepts another Houthi missile; and more.

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