China is preparing a second import ​terminal to handle liquefied natural gas cargoes from Russia's sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, expanding a ‌route that so far relies on a single facility, three so...

In this episode of Asia Pacific Conversations, Elizabeth Wishnick joins us to discuss Arctic geopolitics and security in Canada and the Indo-Pacific region.

China's Russian Energy Risk

Lessons Learned about China’s Role in the Arctic

What events in Iran, North Korea, and Venezuela mean for China and Russia

Image credit/license PONARS EURASIA POLICY MEMO NO. 952 (PDF) One of the unexpected developments in Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine has been North Korea’s involvement, marking the first time North ...

“The Nevsky Battalion is accepting volunteers.” This recruitment ad appeared on Russian social media in summer 2025 and is hardly a one-off. Swap out

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From the North Korea-Russia alliance to China and Japan, South Korea’s neighbors are watching closely for signs of Lee’s foreign policy approach.

Amid Trump’s tariffs and Ukraine talks, Putin and Xi were determined to display the strength of their strategic partnership despite U.S. pressure.

The grant programs have supported the international research of students and scholars for more than 60 years.

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How these fighters are recruited, why they joined, and what it means for China’s role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict – and global security in general.

Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.

“Not one inch” was never a promise to Russia that NATO wouldn’t expand.

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The Trump administration had claimed FEMA was just launching a new manual review process for allocations — a process the states showed is covertly based on Trump's funding freeze.

It’s a more extensive use of the app than previously reported and sheds new light on how commonly the Trump administration’s national security team relies on Signal.

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Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.

The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.

The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.

Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.

As a U.S. military contractor, SpaceX sees allowing Chinese ownership as fraught. But it will allow the investment if it comes through secrecy hubs like the Cayman Islands, court records say. “It ...

Sources tell CBS News the Signal chat involving senior Trump administration officials included sensitive intelligence Israel provided to the U.S.

It sounds like Elon Musk only has a few months left on the job.

As the billionaire and his allied groups pour more than $20 million into a race for the state’s top court, his car company is suing Wisconsin over a law restricting vehicle sales.

Edward Coristine, who is 19, is among members of Doge effort that has been given access to official networks

Republican Randy Fine holds the edge ahead of a Special Election for Congress.

A quarter century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.