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Adam Pontius

Xi, Putin, and the irony of Biden's war on autocracies
Asia-Pacific

Xi, Putin, and the irony of Biden's war on autocracies

Cooperation between Russia and China is conceptually — and historically — shallow. So why are we working to make it deeper?

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Asia-Pacific

Great power competition? Don't expect Berlin to be on board

Germany may seem a natural partner in Biden's "global competition between democracy and authoritarianism." But the German public isn't interested.

Why Biden should not support Georgia’s ascension to NATO
Europe

Why Biden should not support Georgia’s ascension to NATO

Pushing for Georgia’s NATO membership will antagonize Europe at a time when Biden is trying to mend fences.