Archive for March 2018

By James Lewis   Nepal, historically aligned with India, has recently shifted its focus to its northern neighbor, China. This diplomatic shift sits at the forefront of the Sino-Indian rivalry and may provide a template for greater Chinese influence in the region.   In autumn of 2016, the dusty streets of Kathmandu begrudgingly welcomed then Indian President…

By Philip D. Caldwell   The announcement by the Trump administration to impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports has prompted some operators to bring their smelters and foundries back online. Though some factories are reignited, the move will not rescue communities leveled by globalization. Instead of fixing…

By Andrew McIndoe   As suicide bombings by Taliban and Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan continue relentlessly, a new book suggests that analyzing the synthesis of Pashtun tradition and Islamic ideas of martyrdom can help us understand such attacks.   Suicide bombing has come to occupy a central, if controversial, position in the landscape of…