Can India Emerge as a Rival to China? 

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With India poised to become the world’s most populous country, America’s problem in Asia is not that China has become too rich—it is that India remains too poor. Hudson Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead explains why this issue matters for the United States in the Wall Street Journal.

Biden-Kishida Parley Marks Transformational Moment for Japan

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For the first time since World War II, Japan has deemed a large-scale military buildup essential to its own protection. In the New York Sun, Hudson Distinguished Fellow Kenneth R. Weinstein explains why this presents an opportunity for the US to deepen relations with its most important eastern ally.

Let Ukraine Defeat the Russia-Iranian War Machine

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In order to end the war and destroy the growing “terrorism machine” of the Russia-Iran alliance, the US should provide Ukraine with the weapons it needs to neutralize threats, writes Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs in The Dispatch.

Misfiring War in Ukraine Creates Potential for Russia’s Disintegration

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“When the Soviet implosion began rippling across Eurasia, Western governments were caught flat-footed,” writes Hudson Adjunct Fellow Casey Michel. In the Financial Times, he explains how the US can avoid making the same mistake if Vladimir Putin’s disastrous war in Ukraine leads to a similar collapse.

The South Caucasus and the Gulf: Overlapping Interests and the Benefits of Enhanced Cooperation

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What the South Caucasus lacks in economic might it makes up for with its strategic location. In a report for Arab News, Hudson Senior Fellow Luke Coffey explains the incentives for the Gulf Cooperation Council to strengthen its ties with the region.

BEFORE YOU GO...

The REPO (Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs) Task Force is a multilateral initiative targeting Russian sanctions evasion to hold the facilitators of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine accountable. Join Hudson Research Fellow Nate Sibley tomorrow, January 19, at 10:00 a.m., for a discussion with Andrew Adams, the director of the REPO’s US component, Task Force KleptoCapture.