What Cities Can Tell Us About Geopolitics
A tour of five metropolises, from Vienna to Mosul. Read More Here
Preparing for a Long War With China
Over the past decade, the prospect of Chinese military aggression in the Indo-Pacific has moved from the realm of the hypothetical to the war rooms of U.S. defense planners. Read More Here
How the Israel-Hamas War in Gaza Is Changing Arab Views
Support Is falling for America and the two-state solution—but rising for Iran and violent resistance. Read More Here
Kissinger’s Opening to China Will Haunt American Politics in 2024
After the late Henry Kissinger orchestrated the US “opening to China,” that country’s gradual embrace of economic reforms succeeded in making it the world’s second-largest economy. But the story did not end well for American workers, who would be ill-served by the continuation of Kissingerian realpolitik under Donald Trump. Read More Here
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The forgotten man
As Russia’s invasion approaches the two-year mark, the world seems to have lost interest in Ukraine, and its president. Read More Here
How to Actually Overcome China’s Rare Earths Monopoly
For materials that are essential to our modern way of life, the rare earths industry is surprisingly small – which is why China has been able to dominate thus far. Read More Here
The Climate Envoys Who Could
John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua have forged a close working relationship as the superpowers they represent have drifted apart. Read More Here
The Global Economy’s Unsolved Problems
A string of high-level meetings this year have produced a number of proposals for dealing with key global challenges, from unsustainable public debt to climate change. But few decisions have been made, and some of the most prominent proposals are deeply flawed. Read More Here
The Mystery of India’s Assassination Plots
Why would New Delhi risk so much for so little? Read More Here
CPC leadership holds meeting on 2024 economy, corruption, and discipline
The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting to analyze and study the economic work of 2024, arrange Party conduct and anti-corruption work, and review regulations on the CPC’s disciplinary action. Read More Here
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