America’s Oldest Ally: Having the Croissant and Eating it Too
It has long been national interest, rather than high-minded idealism, that has driven French foreign policy—including its reliance on American military might. Read More Here
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Is a New Russia-China-India Bloc Forming in the East?
Putin’s grand plans hinge on an India-China thaw. Can he convince Xi to ease tensions with India? Read More Here
Europe Goes to China, Seeking Recalibration Amid Challenges
French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are the latest European arrivals in Beijing. Their views on China are similar, but not in complete alignment. Read More Here
Why India Downplays China’s Border Threat
For India, responding to Chinese aggression is not only a military question; it’s complicated by political and business interests that have led to incentive structures for New Delhi when it comes to deciding if, when, and how to counter Beijing. Read More Here
Destructive Decoupling
Policymakers in both the United States and China seem to have fully accepted, and even embraced, the logic of economic decoupling. But what exactly will decoupling entail, and what will its consequences be? Read More Here
The highly charged geopolitics of lithium
China produces 75% of all lithium-ion batteries used in EVs but Australia controls the world’s largest battery-grade deposits. Read More Here
Biden’s Military-First Posture in the East Is a Problem
A singular focus on countering the threat of Chinese aggression made America neglect economic ties in the Indo-Pacific. Read More Here
Great Power Geopolitics and the Scramble for Oceania
The practice of wooing peripheral states is as much a part of today’s budding U.S. rivalry with China as it was during the actual Cold War with the former Soviet Union. Read More Here
Trouble at the Roof of the World
Why America can’t afford to ignore India and China’s border dispute. Read More Here
Can the West Woo Africa?
In recent years, the West’s lack of engagement with Africa left behind a vacuum that China and Russia eagerly filled. The US and Europe can still repair relations – and, for the first time in a long time, seem determined to try – but only by playing to their strengths. Read More Here
