What we think of Biden’s first 100 days in office
On China, Afghanistan, defense budget, climate crisis and the Middle East — a bit of a mixed bag, say Quincy experts.
On China, Afghanistan, defense budget, climate crisis and the Middle East — a bit of a mixed bag, say Quincy experts.
China has already either surpassed the United States or is running neck-and-neck with it in certain specific sectors.
This isn’t about seizing islands on the other side of the globe, but keeping territory in the Pentagon bureaucracy.
The chance to present Beijing as a leader in combating climate change seemed to play a role in Xi Jinping’s decision.
Secretary of State Blinken recently placed the challenge in the contradictory context of great power competition.
All this suggests that after a wind-down of the GWOT, we may just be swapping one boogeyman for another.
Compartmentalizing these issues will avoid an unnecessary conflict and provide space to highlight abuses in Hong Kong and Xinjiang.
Carbon emissions could be the strongest area of cooperation for the two countries but also the toughest to come to terms with.
This approach would be needless provocation and reckless overcommitment, and it’s important that Biden reject it.
Using the military to accuse Asian countries of violating the law of the sea is probably not the best way to win friends and allies.
What’s clear from their overheated rhetoric is they desperately want there to be an arms race. To what end, we can only imagine.
It’s using China to compete hard with the Navy and Air Force for funds and relevance — but without a real strategy.
With the future of the JCPOA in flux, the Chinese appear to be stepping in to fill the void.
Chinese and American leaders are now playing a game of chicken that couldn’t be more dangerous for both countries and the planet.
As the May 1 deadline to withdraw nears, hawks’ arguments for staying are getting more creative.
Looks like the maximum pressure campaign is doing nothing but push America’s ‘enemies’ together.
The defense giant and their friends in DC say they have to play by Beijing’s rules in order to compete militarily.
Militarization of the Arctic won’t do either side any good.
The Biden administration seems to think that China is a problem like Covid-19 that can be managed simply by being the un-Trump.
A recent hearing about hostility toward Asian-Americans highlighted a double-standard on criticizing Israeli policies.
For the U.S., cooperating with Beijing and not forcing its Gulf trading partners to take sides would be good strategy in the long run.