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    Testimony by Rush Doshi May 22, 2025 China Strategy Initiative

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    Here’s Where Trump’s Deportations Are Sending Migrants
    The Trump administration’s deportations of undocumented immigrants are accelerating as part of a broader crackdown on unauthorized immigration. The focus so far has been on hundreds of flights, mainly to Latin American countries.
    by Diana Roy April 9, 2025
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    Women This Week: Cuts to Title X Family Planning and Women’s Health Clinics
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers March 29 to April 4. 
    by Noël James and Diya Mehta April 7, 2025 Women Around the World
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    We Need a Fresh Approach to Climate Policy. It’s Time for Climate Realism
    U.S. policymakers need a new strategy to confront the risks of climate change, compete in the global energy transition, and stay the course regardless of which political party is in power. A doctrine of “climate realism” could earn bipartisan support by decisively pursuing American interests.
    by Varun Sivaram April 7, 2025 Climate Realism
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    Will the Earthquake Affect Politics and War in Myanmar?
    The massive earthquake in Myanmar has exacerbated the country’s existing crises, and will likely worsen instability rather than lead to peace.
    by Joshua Kurlantzick April 1, 2025 Asia Unbound
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    Sophia Besch, a senior fellow in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Germany’s ambitious rearmament plans amidst deepening concerns about the U.S. commitment to European security.
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    The Palestinian Authority Continues to Teach Hate and to Reward Terror
    The Palestinian Authority has violated new promises to stop teaching hate in its school textbooks and stop rewarding terrorists for their crimes.
    by Elliott Abrams March 31, 2025 Pressure Points
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    U.S. Forces in the Middle East: Mapping the Military Presence
    The ramped-up U.S. attacks against the Yemen-based Houthis are possible in part due to an extensive military footprint in the Middle East. This includes a collection of permanent U.S. bases and various naval assets, such as aircraft carriers and destroyers.
    by Jonathan Masters and Will Merrow March 28, 2025
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    Hauser Symposium: The Axis of Autocracies
    In recent years, China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea have deepened their cooperation, raising concerns about an emerging “Axis of Autocracies” challenging U.S. global leadership. From military support and weapons transfers to economic backing, these alliances are reshaping the geopolitical landscape. This symposium will examine the extent of their collaboration, its global implications, and how the United States should respond to the threats it poses to U.S. national security. Click here to view the full agenda. This Hauser Symposium is made possible by the generous support of the Hauser Foundation. If you wish to attend virtually, log-in information and instructions on how to participate during the question and answer portion will be provided the evening before the event to those who register. Please note the audio, video, and transcript of this hybrid event will be posted on the CFR website.
    Virtual Event by Christopher S. Chivvis, Heather Conley, Ivo H. Daalder, Jennifer E. Kavanagh, Tanvi Madan, Ebenezer Obadare , James M. Lindsay , Suzanne Nossel and Laura Trevelyan March 27, 2025
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    Iran’s Support of the Houthis: What to Know
    Iranian support has boosted the military prowess of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, helping them project force into the Red Sea. Ramped up U.S.-led attacks on the group raise the prospect of military escalation with Iran.
    by Kali Robinson March 24, 2025
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    What’s Next for the Democratic Republic of Congo?
    Start-and-stop diplomacy continues against a backdrop of humanitarian disaster.
    by Michelle Gavin March 19, 2025 Africa in Transition
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    What Would Greenland’s Independence Mean for U.S. Interests?
    The island’s residents have voted in favor of a party that seeks gradual independence from Denmark. But Greenland has attracted significant attention from President Trump, who sees the island’s considerable mineral wealth and location in the Arctic as necessary for U.S. national security.
    by Diana Roy and Jonathan Masters March 13, 2025
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    Alarm Bells in Tigray
    Tigray seems headed for a resumption of hostilities. It might also become the proving ground for America First foreign policy.
    by Michelle Gavin March 13, 2025 Africa in Transition
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    Here’s How Much Aid the United States Has Sent Ukraine
    Ten charts illustrate the extraordinary level of support the United States has provided Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders.
    by Jonathan Masters and Will Merrow March 11, 2025
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    U.S.-Iran Nuclear Diplomacy Is Stirring: Is It Serious?
    A strategically weakened Iran has sent signals it would be willing to discuss the militarization of its nuclear program with the United States, but any diplomatic breakthroughs are highly unlikely.
    by Ray Takeyh March 11, 2025 Middle East Program
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    Navigating the Gray Zone—Strategies to Address Hybrid Warfare
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    Virtual Event by James Appathurai, Max Boot , Linda S. Lourie and Christopher Isham March 10, 2025
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