How America’s 250-year China dream became its greatest strategic challenge
Historians trace how US hopes of trade, reform and friendship gave way to rivalry with the power it once sought to transform. Read More Here
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A World Distracted by Middle East Turmoil Should Focus on Africa
The world is distracted. The war in the Middle East has fractured supply chains, unsettled oil markets, and redirected the gaze of policymakers and investors toward the Gulf and beyond. Yet while global attention fixates on conflict, a quieter, more consequential story is unfolding across 54 nations and 1.4 billion people. Africa — long mischaracterized […]
Mossadegh | The Shah | Khomeini | Khamenei: Four Spirits That Haunt the Space Between Iran and America
In the Persian language, the word ruh carries a weight that the English word ‘spirit’ only partially translates. It is at once the animating breath of the living and the residual force of the dead. The ruh does not simply vanish when its vessel is extinguished. It permeates the world it once shaped, bending the […]
History Already Tells Us the Future of AI
David Ricardo, one of the founders of modern economics in the early 1800s, understood that machines are not necessarily good or bad. His insight that whether they destroy or create jobs all depends on how we deploy them, and on who makes those choices, could not be more relevant today. Read More Here
Narendra Modi Reorients India’s Past and Future
The Indian prime minister’s enthusiasm for India’s past is not a rupture or divergence with the interests and values of the United States or Europe. On the contrary, it may forge a deeper historical foundation for strategic alignment. Read More Here
Why it’s China’s turn now
China’s rise and America’s decline is less surprising when viewed in wide historical context. Read More Here
The Western fight against the tide of history
Catastrophic policy may be blamed on a lack of self-awareness, or the belief that the world sees the West the way the West sees itself. Read More Here
The History and Future of China Studies in the US
Things may look bleak today, but it’s a far cry from the era of zero contact in the 1950s and ‘60s. Read More Here
From Boycotts To Selfies: Asia’s Myriad Perceptions Of Japan
Layers of nationalism, politics, and historical memory make sweeping generalizations about “Asian” perceptions of Japan meaningless. Read More Here
China’s War On History Is Growing
Defending the party’s version of China’s history, the only version of history it can safely be proud of, is one way to guarantee your own safety—or to advance your career. Read More Here
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