How China Lost Europe
China’s European diplomacy is on a losing streak. Both sides may come to regret it. Read More Here
Tag: Foreign Policy
Central Asia Could Be the Graveyard of the Russia-China Alliance
The seeds of division between Moscow and Beijing may be found in Central Asia. We should give them some sun. Read More Here
The Russian Way of War
Moscow wants to weaken NATO in Ukraine, not just win battles. Read More Here
Why Rishi Sunak brought David Cameron back in
No matter how badly their premierships end, former prime ministers have a residual stardust that other politicians find hypnotic. Read More Here
Can a Summit Ease U.S.-China Tensions?
Officials in the Joe Biden administration have visited China four times over the past few months, but nothing concrete seems to have come of their efforts. Can next week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit really make a difference? Read More Here Also Read: What Xi should say over dinner with US CEOs
Can the Australia-US Alliance Overcome Fraught Politics in Washington?
Biden and Albanese might be in lockstep, but actualizing AUKUS requires U.S. congressional support that cannot be guaranteed, even at this high point of Australia-U.S. relations. Read More Here
What America Wants From China
Preserving a functioning global system that includes China will not be simple or straightforward. Washington has grown increasingly ambivalent in recent years about upholding the existing system, which it played an outsize role in designing. Read More Here
As Belt and Road Forum Convenes, Time to Rethink Narratives on China’s Economic Coercion
The problem with all this focus on Chinese economic coercion, and the related anxieties about its ability to weaponize trade, is that China hasn’t been particularly good at it. Read More Here
The Global Alliance of Failed States
An alliance of failed states is threatening to disrupt the international order, but do they have the economic power or bonds of trust to challenge the free world? Read More Here
Chinese Politics since Hu Jintao and the Origin of Xi Jinping’s Strongman Rule: A New Hypothesis
What is the origin of Xi Jinping’s strongman rule? A “victorious Xi” thesis argues that Xi simply won his fight to gain power. But this raises the question of where Xi found the political support to do so. Read More Here
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