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  • Report Launch | Afghanistan’s Qoshtepa Canal and Water Security in Central Asia

    The Qoshtepa Canal project represents one of the most significant infrastructure undertakings in Afghanistan in decades, aiming to transform the country’s northern agricultural landscape. However, the project also raises pressing concerns about regional water security, potential cross-border conflicts, and environmental degradation. On December 5, the Center for the National Interest’s Central Asia Connectivity Project launched

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  • The Ukraine War: Perspectives from Northeast Asia

    Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has important connections to and implications for Northeast Asia. Russia has relied upon China as a supplier and a market, and on North Korea as a source of weapons and increasingly of soldiers. Conversely, the United States has turned to its allies in Northeast Asia, like its allies in Europe,

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  • China’s Trajectory: Up or Down?

    In the wake of the forthcoming presidential election, the incoming administration will begin to develop policy toward China. U.S. perceptions of China’s capabilities and intentions provide an essential foundation for American strategy and policy. Since strategy and policy are oriented toward not only the present, but also to the foreseeable future, U.S. assessments of China’s

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  • Who Should Answer the 3 AM Phone Call?

    As Americans prepare to head to the polls on November 5, they face a critical choice: who is better suited to handle an international crisis at the helm — Donald Trump or Kamala Harris? Voters will have to consider key factors, from each candidate’s approach to the economy to the looming confrontation with the quartet

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  • An Interview with U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia Joey R. Hood

    On October 30, the Center for the National Interest hosted an interview with U.S. Ambassador Joey Hood to discuss the future of Tunisia and its longstanding relationship with the U.S. The conversation explores Tunisia’s strategic importance to the Western world and delves into the challenges facing the country today—including irregular migration, hurdles to economic development,

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