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Daniel Twining

Dr. Daniel Twining is president of the International Republican Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that supports democracy. He formerly served as a member of the U.S. State Department's Policy Planning Staff and as the foreign policy adviser to U.S. Senator John McCain.

Xi's reappointment should spur democracies to boost their defenses

Free institutions can help defeat China's campaign of political interference

Taiwan is the future of the Asia-Pacific, not China

Island's success the result of staunch commitment to democratic ideals

China profits from Southeast Asia's democratic deficits

Strongman politics endangers regional security, inviting external interference

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Rivalry and illusion shape Asia's connectivity contest

In era of 'Belt and Road' initiative, India and Japan seek to blunt China's expansion

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Trump gears up to confront China

Beijing's failure to deliver on North Korea and act on trade demands a response

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Making sense of Trump's climate surprise

Before the world condemns the president's move, vital points to consider

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What the world has learned about Trump's foreign policy

Unpredictable president may yet revert to traditional ideas

India's optimism a useful antidote to Western pessimism

With a powerful new electoral mandate, Modi looks to engage with the world

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Trump's address to congress portends looming budget battles

Congress likely to demand spending restraint for president's agenda

How Japan can 'win' with Trump

Tokyo must make itself relevant where it counts to the new US administration

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Unhappy New Year -- 10 geopolitical risks in 2016

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Shangri-La Dialogue exchanges show China is its own worst enemy