Four nations that can contain or inflame the Gaza war
Will Israel-Hamas war spiral into a regional conflict? Egypt, Lebanon, Qatar and Syria will be pivotal to war’s trajectory and scale? Read More Here
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The Five Main Drivers of Global Economic Uncertainty
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is just one of several economic and geopolitical trends darkening the outlook for global growth. But while the immediate future seems bleak and could get bleaker, the good news is that we have the capacity to turn today’s vicious cycles into virtuous ones. Read More Here
Can the Australia-US Alliance Overcome Fraught Politics in Washington?
Biden and Albanese might be in lockstep, but actualizing AUKUS requires U.S. congressional support that cannot be guaranteed, even at this high point of Australia-U.S. relations. Read More Here
Why Smart Leaders Do Stupid Things
How States Think tries to undermine these claims and resurrect the older way of thinking. The authors argue that most international decisions are, in fact, rational. Read More here
What America Wants From China
Preserving a functioning global system that includes China will not be simple or straightforward. Washington has grown increasingly ambivalent in recent years about upholding the existing system, which it played an outsize role in designing. Read More Here
The Evolution of Modern Political Power
From the rise of large, bureaucratic states in the early twentieth century to the triumph of neoliberalism more recently, shifts in governance models cannot simply be reduced to the natural political instincts of those who find themselves in power at any given moment. There are much larger, and subtler, dynamics at work. Read More Here
Li Keqiang Lived and Died in Xi Jinping’s Shadow
The former Chinese premier was heralded as a reformer, but change never came. Read More Here
How Many Wars Can America Fight at the Same Time?
The country’s adversaries around the world may sense Washington is stretched too thin. Read More Here
Setting the table for when Putin meets Xi
Russian leader off to Beijing as junior partner in ‘no limits’ relationship while Xi looks to stabilize relations with US and EU. Read More Here
The Roots and Consequences of Hamas’ Strategy
Hamas’ brutal attack didn’t come from a vacuum; it was the result of a decades-long “axis of resistance” strategy. Read More Here
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