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Don't disrupt Uzbekistan's Russia-China balance
Asia-Pacific

Don't disrupt Uzbekistan's Russia-China balance

Tashkent is a value regional mediator, Washington shouldn't view it as a pawn in its game of great power competition

With China, the Pope isn't just virtue signaling
Asia-Pacific

With China, the Pope isn't just virtue signaling

The Vatican is wielding diplomacy now in the toughest of places. What's next?

Hyped China fears are driving a high-tech arms race
Military Industrial Complex

Hyped China fears are driving a high-tech arms race

Washington wants you to believe we're being outpaced in budget and weapons. That's not true.

The lost opportunity of the Biden-Xi meeting
Asia-Pacific

The lost opportunity of the Biden-Xi meeting

The leaders made some progress on reducing tensions, but a more fulsome detente remains distant.

Is China's military the Goliath it's portrayed to be?
Asia-Pacific

Is China's military the Goliath it's portrayed to be?

A new report details how the conventional wisdom about the challenges posed by the PLA is often incomplete and unpersuasive.

Why this Biden-Xi Summit won't be good enough
Asia-Pacific

Why this Biden-Xi Summit won't be good enough

The administration’s approach — ‘intense diplomacy' with ‘intense competition’ — may be the set-up for failure.