Government investments to strengthen the domestic economy are making China less dependent on U.S. trade.
China Has Leverage to Reject Bad U.S. Deal
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Asia & Pacific
The Trump Effect on Elections Globally
Trump’s policies are leaving many of his supporters in very difficult positions around the world.
Why the B-52 Failed to Defeat the Vietnamese
The B-52 is often touted as a game-changer, but it can’t overcome a determined adversary.
India and Pakistan’s Crisis: Water, War, and Warnings
The region once again teeters on the brink of catastrophe.
Global Repercussions of Trump’s Withdrawal from Climate Politics
Other countries–China, Russia, India–are rushing to fill the void for their own strategic gain.
China Navigates a World Adrift in Uncertainty
Trump offers unpredictability; China offers stability.
The New Great Game in Southeast Asia
As Washington retreats, China steps in.
How to Stop an Autocrat
The citizens of Brazil, Poland, and South Korea defeated the dragons threatening their democracies. What can Americans learn from their examples?
The Point of Philosophy Is to Change the World: A Review of Walden Bello’s “Global Battlefields”
Bello’s political memoir gives us all a challenge: to simultaneously be philosophers interpreting the world and organizers fighting to change it.
Trump’s Tariff Gambit: A Blunt Instrument in a Sharpening Global Trade War
Trump’s aggressive economic nationalism may well hasten the rise of the very multipolar world he seeks to suppress.