China’s Belt and Road to Nowhere
Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy is a “shadow of its former self.” Read More Here
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Will China Prove The Doomsayers Wrong?
Investors seem convinced that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s new leadership lacks the knowhow and independence to mount an effective response to the profound economic challenges the country faces. Whether they are proved right or wrong depends – like virtually everything else in China nowadays – on the man at the top. Read More Here
Pakistan Army Chief Visits US To Reaffirm Stability Of Ties
This was General Bajwa’s last trip to Washington before his six-year term as military chief ends in November. Read More Here
Putin’s New Nuclear Blackmail
There is no question that Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats must be taken seriously. But if the West gives in to his blackmail and allows him to claim Ukrainian lands and declare victory in the war, then the world order as we know it will collapse, and many other peoples will look to the future with […]
India’s Long Infatuation With Russia Must End
Seven months after China and Russia announced their “no limits” partnership, the two countries seem closer than ever. In the face of growing Chinese belligerence, this augurs ill for India, which should urgently reconsider its long-standing diplomatic and strategic dependence on a weakening Russia. Read More Here
The Disturbing Return Of The Fifth Column
Although the term “fifth column” wasn’t coined until the 1930s, the practice of identifying and targeting such threats is a far older phenomenon and arguably predates the nation-state. Read More Here
What America’s Great Unwinding Would Mean For The World
The conundrum facing America’s allies is how to cope with a great imperial power in decline that is still a great imperial power. Read More Here
An Army Alone Doesn’t Make You A Great Power
We focus too much on military force instead of considering economic, technological, social, and political structures. Read More Here
What To Expect When Biden Talks To Xi
Biden-Xi conversation likely to address trade, Ukraine and Taiwan and may be the last good chance to avoid a more serious confrontation. Read More Here
Sri Lanka’s Next Test
In response to acute food and energy shortages and sharply rising inflation, Sri Lankans took to the streets this summer and ousted the strongman whom they had elected just two and a half years ago. They now have an opportunity to craft a new social contract, but only if they act fast. Read More Here
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