Joshua Kurlantzick
Foreign Policy
Washington, DC, United States
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Can China's State Media Become as Trusted as the BBC?
Beijing’s massive expansion of state media hasn’t quite worked as planned. But watch out for Xinhua’s growing global deals. → Read More
Myanmar shows militaries are getting better at overthrowing elected governments
Militaries are getting better at overthrowing elected governments. → Read More
Thai King’s Power Grab Could Backfire
Thai King’s Power Grab Could Backfire | RealClearWorld → Read More
Unfixable: Several nations have tried to restore democracy after populist strongmen. It was never the same.
Several nations have tried to restore democracy after populist strongmen. It was never the same. Leaders like Trump do lasting damage to their political systems. → Read More
Is Malaysia about to follow the path of Erdogan’s Turkey?
Next week’s election could seal the country’s fate for years to come → Read More
People abroad are asking their militaries to save their democracies. It won’t work.
When generals get a taste of political power, they tend to come back for more. → Read More
So you thought the global populist wave was ebbing? Think again.
The case for pessimism. → Read More
Writing New Rules for the U.S.-China Investment Relationship
The United States should aim for a version of reciprocity that allows it the flexibility to maximize pressure on the broad range of Chinese industrial policy concerns while leaving a clear route to negotiations. → Read More
The Trumping of Cambodian Democracy
Cambodian democracy has long been a shaky affair, with elections that are only sometimes free and fair. But by ignoring the slide toward dictatorship there and elsewhere in the region, US President Donald Trump is encouraging Asia's autocrats and damaging America's long-term interests. → Read More
What Did Trump Achieve in Asia? Er, Not Much
On trade and human rights, Trump disappointed our allies and strengthened Xi’s hand. → Read More
2018 Will be a Pivotal Year for Southeast Asian Democracy
Democratic backsliding in Southeast Asia continues, extending a trend that has been at work in the region for more than a decade. → Read More
Why Aung San Suu Kyi isn’t protecting the Rohingya in Burma
What prompted her to cast aside her moral authority? → Read More
While Trump Obsesses About North Korea, Cambodia and Burma Are Going to Hell
The growing crises in mainland Southeast Asia are quickly spiraling out of control. → Read More
The Marine Photo Scandal and the Cost of Indifference
Americans may finally be ready to confront the dehumanizing horrors facing women service members, writes Gayle Tzemach Lemmon. → Read More
Kim Jong Un’s Assassins Eliminate a Top Rival
Kim Jong Un’s quest for absolute security could come back to haunt him. → Read More
Joshua Kurlantzick: A Great Place to Have a War
The definitive account of the secret war in the tiny Southeast Asian nation of Laos, which lasted almost two decades and forever changed the CIA’s controversial role in foreign policy. → Read More
Trump is feuding with the CIA, but he could end up making it stronger
The administration seems poised to further unleash the agency's paramilitary branch. → Read More
Sebastian Mallaby Responds to Ben Bernanke
Sebastian Mallaby responds to former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s review of his biography on Alan Greenspan. → Read More
Trump Could Cause a Train Wreck at the Fed
Trump poses a serious threat to U.S. institutions, argues Sebastian Mallaby in a new Washington Post op-ed, and the Federal Reserve is right in the line of fire. → Read More
India-U.S. Ties in a Trump Presidency
Much of the new U.S. administration’s foreign policy is a mystery, but expect broad policy continuity in U.S. relations with India while geopolitical and geoeconomic questions pull the two countries in new directions. → Read More