Don’t expect Trump to do a North Korean-style pivot in his relations with Iran.
Trump’s Bluster Diplomacy
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Asia & Pacific
Elections in the Era of Charismatic Politics
Authoritarian governments have tried to rig elections for ages. More dangerous are the far-right leaders concentrating their power by relatively fair elections.
China’s Belt and Road of Science
China’s ambitious infrastructure initiative is also about building knowledge and not just things.
The Time Has Come for a Global Minimum Wage
It’s the best way to stop the global race to the bottom that hurts workers everywhere, not just those in low-income countries.
Will AI Swing the 2020 Election?
Deepfake technology undermines any hope of once again conducting national conversations on the basis of observable reality.
US-China Trade War: Stepping Away from the Brink
Trump’s trade war with China could quickly morph into a shooting war.
Bolton Wants to Fight Iran, But the Pentagon Has Its Eye on China
The Pentagon may be burned by the war on terror, but it’s obsessively preparing for a high-intensity conflict with China or Russia.
Democracy Desperately Needs a Reboot
Democracy faces a global crisis. And this crisis couldn’t be coming at a worse time.
The Misadventures of ‘Tariff Man’
For Donald Trump, tariffs are a substitute for diplomacy, just as harassment in his personal life is a substitute for normal human interaction
Getting China Wrong, Yet Again
A new Council on Foreign Relations report presents China in a distorted light.