Security Alliances

A Taiwan fishing boat (R) is blocked by a Japan Coast Guard (L) vessel near the disputed Diaoyu / Senkaku islands in the East China Sea on September 25, 2012. (SAM YEH/AFP/GettyImages)
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A Taiwan fishing boat (R) is blocked by a Japan Coast Guard (L) vessel near the disputed Diaoyu / Senkaku islands in the East China Sea on September 25, 2012. (SAM YEH/AFP/GettyImages)
Commentary
john_lee
john_lee
Senior Fellow
4 Min Read
Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier just outside the Kremlin in Moscow on June 22, 2012 (ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/GettyImages)
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier just outside the Kremlin in Moscow on June 22, 2012 (ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/GettyImages)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping shake hands at the meeting of the BRICS delegation heads, in St. Petersburg, Russia, September 5, 2013. (Igor Russak/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping shake hands at the meeting of the BRICS delegation heads, in St. Petersburg, Russia, September 5, 2013. (Igor Russak/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images)
Commentary
john_lee
john_lee
Senior Fellow
5 Min Read
Russian Tanks Arriving Near Simferopol, March 31, 2014 (Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russian Tanks Arriving Near Simferopol, March 31, 2014 (Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Charles Fairbanks
Former Senior Fellow
Charles Fairbanks
7 Min Read
US President Barack Obama (L) holds a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G8 summit at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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US President Barack Obama (L) holds a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G8 summit at the Lough Erne resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
Commentary
Charles Fairbanks
Former Senior Fellow
Charles Fairbanks
7 Min Read
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