The growing peril of war with China over Taiwan
Paradoxically, the louder the U.S. becomes in defense of Taipei, the more China is apt to invade it.
Paradoxically, the louder the U.S. becomes in defense of Taipei, the more China is apt to invade it.
Trump’s North Korea policy had some bright spots, but the best way to move forward is to also recognize its missteps.
Biden will likely dispel with Trump’s erratic policies, but he must not return to a cold war-like posture with Beijing.
This is a contest born of contending national self-images and ambitions, not ideologies.
All in all, U.S. mediation in the India-China boundary dispute would have largely detrimental consequences for both parties.
The administration is working hard to define the U.S. relationship with China as a new cold war. Our friends aren’t necessarily there yet.
Kim Jong Un showed off some new military gear but it’s important that Washington doesn’t overreact.
The Belt and Road Initiative is the key link to China’s growing investment in the region–but what does it mean?
A new report shows that Beijing is actually expanding the indoctrination prisons for Muslim citizens in Xinjiang, not closing them.
Border disputes are drawing these nations closer to confrontation, but this time the U.S. should step aside and let others try to deescalate.
The danger of a collision course between Taipei and Beijing is growing. Washington must assess whether our military involvement is worth it.
Banning the popular mobile apps will only fan tensions between the US and China and spark blowback against American companies.
While it’s likely there will be no diplomatic movement with North Korea before January, 2021, whomever wins the election will have to cast aside ideas that are continuously tried and have consistently failed.
A US-led regional grouping including India, Japan, and Australia is slowly gelling into an informal military alliance that could hasten a new cold war with China.
The Trump administration is working hard to dismantle decades of interconnectedness between the US and China to put America on a path to confrontation. Will it work?
References to “Cold War mentality” seem to be used primarily to criticize threatening and zero-sum behavior by the U.S. and its allies.
From tariffs on Chinese products and that recent TikTok ban to slurs about the “kung flu” as the Covid-19 pandemic swept America, President Trump and his team have been expressing their mounting frustration over China and ramping up attacks on an inexorably rising power on the global stage.
While hawks in Washington are clamoring for confrontation with Beijing, the geopolitical factors that have shepherded grand rivalries in the past just aren’t there today with the US and China.
Australian relations with China have worsened in recent months and there’s debate down under about whether Australian officials are taking too much advice from their American counterparts.
With the Trump administration and hawks in Washington clamoring for confrontation with China, it’s probably worth revisiting how that worked out for the US in the past.
Reps. Ro Khanna (D) and Andy Biggs (R) announced that when possible, they plan to travel to Seoul to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.