Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.
The Paris Prelude: Why the U.S. and China are Moving Toward a Cold Peace
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Trump’s Pacific Pivot
Trump’s plan: negotiate with China today, fight a war with it tomorrow.
Another Major War in 2024?
The United States and China are still treading on the precipice.
Defrosting the Cold War with China
Biden and Xi urgently need to go to a couples counselor to air their grievances, identify mutual interests, and commit to the process of getting to maybe.
When Biden Meets Xi
Human rights need to be on the agenda when Biden meets Chinese president Xi — despite Biden’s own woefully mixed record.
Will China Replace the U.S. — Or Will the Two Powers Stalemate?
China is beset by crises of growth, while the U.S. struggles with crises of decline. Could this create an opening for a more decentralized international system?
China’s ‘Zero COVID’ Policy Is a Big Liability for Xi Jinping
With discontent spreading in China, can the Communist Party keep shutting down entire cities and provinces following every outbreak?
Can We Avoid a War with China?
The cold war in the Taiwan Strait threatens to turn hot.
Why Is Biden’s Foreign Policy So…Conventional?
America is back–to the same old, same old.
The Three Revolutions of the Chinese Communist Party
The Communist Party of China led three revolutions of world-historic significance in its short 100-year-history: national liberation, the “Cultural Revolution,” and China’s rapid capitalist transformation.