Secure At Home, Xi Steps Back Onto The Global Stage
The Chinese leader met Germany’s Olaf Scholz last week before appearances in Indonesia and Thailand later this month. Read More Here
Author: lookingbeyondborders
The Age Of Megathreats
For four decades after World War II, climate change and job-displacing artificial intelligence were not on anyone’s mind, and terms like “deglobalization” and “trade war” had no purchase. But now we are entering a new era that will more closely resemble the tumultuous and dark decades between 1914 and 1945. Read More Here
U.S. Midterm Results Are A Net Plus For National Security
As Trumpism deflates, internationalist Republicans will press the Biden administration on China, defense, and trade. Read More Here
Africa’s Past Is Not Its Future
Today, Africa still exists at the margins of the global order, largely excluded from international institutions and treated as a basket case to be fixed. Read More Here
Tech Containment Is Core To Washington’s Cold War 2.0 Strategy
Technology is where national interest, human progress, education, innovation, culture, and economic development converge. Thus, technology will continue redrawing geopolitical lines, redefining sovereignty, and altering the global order in the 21st century. Read More Here
Nuclear Escalation Would Be Disastrous For Russia
There is no such thing as a limited nuclear war in Europe and Russia would be foolish to expect that it could contain a nuclear war on Ukrainian territory. Read More Here
Making The Most Of Africa’s Pandemic Dividend
The COVID-19 crisis brought a significant increase in government and multilateral investments in public health in Africa. If leveraged appropriately, these funds could substantially boost Africa’s capacity to respond to future health emergencies, endemic diseases, and pandemics. Read More Here
Misreading Xi And The Rise Of Li
Li Qiang’s appointment shows China is still on a private-led high-tech path and not at all reverting to Maoism Read More Here
India’s Act East Gateway: The Andaman And Nicobar Islands
After a slow start, New Delhi is finally realizing the islands’ crucial role in its Indo-Pacific strategy. Read More Here
Xi Looks For ‘Right Way’ To Mend China-US Relations After Party Congress
In his first message to the US since securing a third team as leader, the Chinese president says Beijing stands ready to work with Washington. Xi’s message was delivered to a gala in New York, which included messages from Joe Biden and former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger. Read More Here
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