China and India Rebuild Ties After Modi’s Rupture With Trump
India and China are restoring economic links strained by a 2020 border skirmish, with New Delhi set to resume direct flights with China as soon as next month. Read More Here
Category: Diplomacy
For a Trump–Putin Summit, Small Victories Can Turn Into Big Wins
While a quick solution is unlikely, diplomatic progress can build its own momentum. Read More Here
How US-China Competition Works in a Multipolar World
Competition between the United States and China will not end in a return to unipolarity or a permanent duopoly of global power. Read More Here
What Is a ‘Reverse Nixon,’ and Can Trump Pull It Off?
President Richard Nixon made history by drawing Communist China closer to the United States, giving Washington an advantage in its Cold War contest with the Soviet Union. Half a century later, President Donald Trump seems to be eyeing a similar diplomatic manoeuvre, but in reverse. Read More Here
Sleepwalking Into a New Imperial Age
As donor governments slash foreign-aid budgets, the critical frameworks that have helped sustain weak developing countries are beginning to unravel. Read More Here
America Failed to Stop Pakistani Nukes. Will It Repeat the Error with Iran?
Sixty years ago, Pakistan vowed to build nuclear weapons despite international opposition, ultimately succeeding due to American complacency. Read More Here
Will the United Nations Survive Trump 2.0?
Recent actions by the United States may foreshadow its withdrawal from the world’s foremost multilateral institution. Paradoxically, however, the breakdown of the multilateral order the US helped establish nearly eight decades ago could serve as a catalyst for greater international cooperation. Read More Here
The Perils of a Reality TV Presidency
The Trump-Zelensky shouting match is a reminder that international diplomacy was never meant to be carried out in front of billions of eyes. Read More Here
This week, NATO III celebrates itself
Is the alliance is broken and sleepwalking into war? Read More Here
A Foreign Policy for the World as It Is
Biden and the search for a new American strategy. Read More Here
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