Kurt Campbell on US deterrence, the Quad, Aukus and Taiwan after Xi-Trump summit
Veteran US diplomat says containing China is impossible, but urges Washington to shore up its regional partnerships. Read More Here
Republicans enter triage mode as their election hopes continue to dim
Top Republicans are giving up on races in purple territory and racing to save seats in deep-red states. Read More Here
China’s Long Twilight
Demographic decline, political paralysis, and the fate of great powers. Read More Her
China Doesn’t Need to Invade Taiwan to Control It
A bloodless political victory may be far harder for Washington to handle. Read More Here
Trump backed Iran into a corner. The regime isn’t blinking
Why, when Iran’s government acknowledges its economy faces a historic catastrophe, is the government refusing to give in? Read More Here
Ruchir Sharma Evaluates India on the Rules of Economic Success
The Rockefeller International Chairman and Founder of Breakout Capital looks at India on the basis of the 10 creteria he developed when he was at Morgan Stanley. Read More Here
The US-China tectonic plates have shifted
The turning point came last year, when China made the ultimate power move, threatening to choke off rare earths — and turn US factories dark — after Trump ramped up tariffs on Chinese goods to more than 140%. Read More Here
UNGA Convenes With Uncertainty on the Horizon
This year’s high-level gathering takes place as the Guterres era approaches its end. Read More Here
What Xi Really Wants From Trump
As US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, prepare to meet in Washington, American policymakers must not underestimate China’s ambitions. Read More Here
Trump and Xi Can’t Stop the U.S.-China Spiral
The delusions of summitry and the limits of personalist diplomacy won’t make ties better. Read More Here
