African leaders visited Russia and Ukraine. The U.S. secretary of state visited China. Is detente making a comeback?
A Tale of Two Missions
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China, India, and the Emerging New World Order
A new G-3 is emerging from the wreckage of the war in Ukraine.
China Hangs Washington Out to Dry in the Middle East
America’s divide-and-rule strategy in the Middle East has backfired.
In the Middle East, U.S. Holds China at Risk
U.S. officials believe that China is vulnerable to its dependency on the region’s oil.
The Trouble with Taiwan
Wherever one stands on the independence vs. accommodation spectrum in Taiwan, everyone should agree that a U.S.-China war is in nobody’s interest.
Tectonic Eruptions in Eurasia Erode America’s Global Power
Does the rise of China necessarily mean the fall of America?
The Limits of Saudi-Iranian Rapprochement
China brokered an agreement between rivals. Will it transform the Middle East?
Is War with China Inevitable?
Is a Chinese invasion of Taiwan imminent or is Washington in a tizzy over nothing?
The True Costs of War over Taiwan
Are we at the brink of war in the Pacific?
Spying vs. Spying
The United States and China should be putting their surveillance capabilities to better use.