The Grand Race For Techno-Security Leadership
It is a perilous race between the United States and China for dominance of the global technological and security commons. Read More Here
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A Year After The Fall Of Kabul
For the Biden Administration, supporting the Afghan people without empowering the Taliban is the foreign-policy case study from hell. 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
The Balance Of Soft Power
As in the United States, soft power has been treated as a hopeful idea in China: an important additive to the country’s rise, especially its economic expansion. Read More Here
Singapore’s Next Premier Wong Warns US, China May ‘Sleepwalk Into Conflict’
Singapore’s prime minister-in-waiting Lawrence Wong warned that the US and China may “sleepwalk into conflict” if they don’t engage with each other and deescalate rising tensions over Taiwan. Read More Here
China And Russia Can’t Be Ignored By The West Anymore
The West boasts substantial material advantages over malefactors like China and Russia. But it has squandered its advantages by failing to take the challenge from its antagonists seriously. Read More Here
Biden Signals Policy Reset, But African Leaders Must Meet Washington Halfway
In both spirit and language, the newly launched Biden administration’s Africa strategy illustrates the shift in the diplomatic mood in the four years since National Security Advisor John Bolton announced the Trump administration’s Africa policy. Read More Here
China’s Military Was Built To Defeat America In A Taiwan War
Given foreign and military policies coming out of Washington over the past couple of decades, there is an uncomfortably high chance this situation could deteriorate into war – and that would be catastrophic for American interests. Read More Here
Is The New U.S. Africa Strategy More Of The Same?
The Biden administration insists it’s not focused on geopolitical competition, but its new document is full of references to Russia and China. Read More Here
Yes, The US Economy Is Likely In Recession
The release of data showing that the US economy has contracted for two quarters in a row has triggered an intense semantic debate among economists, pundits, and political operatives. The Biden administration and many commentators are at pains to deny that the US is in a recession, but history is not on their side. Read […]
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