Stop the South China Sea Charade
America’s angst about Chinese aggression in the South China Sea is overblown – and China knows it.
View ArticleAustralia Is Worried About America’s Ability to Lead
The West needs a strong, committed, engaged White House to hedge against China’s inexorable rise.
View ArticleWill Global Trade Survive 2018?
Under Trump, the international trade regime is at risk. This year could see it topple.
View ArticleIs Abdulla Yameen Handing Over the Maldives to China?
The island nation is on the verge of conceding its sovereignty.
View ArticleWith North Korea, Good Intentions Aren’t Enough
Trump's unilateral negotiating strategy will fail unless the United States collaborates with its regional allies — and adversaries — to forge a lasting peace.
View ArticleThe United States Needs an Afghanistan Exit Strategy
Washington should hand over U.S. military and political roles to other countries, including China.
View ArticleDear China, We Have to Talk About Your Nukes
The United States and Russia can’t maintain the global system of nuclear deterrence on their own anymore.
View ArticleTrump’s Globalism Is a Caricature of Multilateralism
When it comes to international cooperation, the White House is repeating the mistakes of the past.
View ArticleUnder Cover of Pandemic, China Steps Up Brinkmanship in South China Sea
Beijing has increased pressure on its nervous neighbors in its quest to dominate the entire South China Sea.
View ArticleThe U.S. Finally Has a Sputnik Moment With China
Fear of Beijing’s technological prowess is driving deep policy shifts.
View ArticleThe United States Can Negotiate With a China Driven More by Power Than Ideology
It may be possible to find a framework for stable coexistence.
View ArticleBeijing’s Welcome Gift to Biden: More Threats and Tensions
If China is seeking a reset of relations, it has a strange way of showing it.
View ArticleThe U.S. Doesn’t Need China’s Collapse to Win
A misguided theory of great-power competition will only lead to grief.
View ArticleThe U.S.-China Relationship Has Entered a New Phase
Diplomacy post-Biden-Xi summit is a test of intentions.
View ArticleThe U.S. Can’t Afford a Double Cold War
A new global order needs to avoid simultaneous conflict with China and Russia.
View ArticleLocking China Out of the Global Order Could Backfire
Washington is wrong to assume Beijing is incapable of accommodation.
View ArticleDisaster Isn’t Always Around the Corner for America
Foreign policy is haunted by catastrophic predictions that rarely come true.
View ArticleWashington Is Missing a Chance to Turn China Against Russia
A rare confluence of crises has created the possibility of Beijing changing course.
View ArticleWashington’s Supposed Consensus on China Is an Illusion
Extremists are threatening the delicate attempt to find a new normal.
View ArticleBiden’s Trilateral Summit Was Aimed More at Pyongyang Than Beijing
China gets the headlines, but Kim Jong Un is the threat.
View ArticleThe World’s Biggest Risks for 2024 Are More Than Trump
A sober assessment is needed in a bleak time.
View ArticleChina Is Gaslighting the Developing World
Beijing’s promises of equality are a guise for hegemony.
View ArticleIs Biden Deferring the Green Transition to Contain China?
Electric vehicle tariffs put geopolitics before climate change.
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