Asia-Pacific
Middle Powers are setting the table so they won't be 'on the menu'
Often crossing continents, 'workarounding' is a strategy allowing states to cooperate on trade and policy outside rigid U.S.-China alignments.
February 12, 2026
great power competition
Global Crises
We're burying the rules based order. But what's next?
Great power rivalry may actually make multilateral reform more rather than less likely. Here's how.
February 11, 2026
Africa
US capital investments for something other than beating China
The debate is on about the renewal of the Development Finance Corporation and whether to tie international partnerships to Great Power Competition
December 04, 2025
North America
The rising US-NATO-Russia security dilemma in the Arctic
It's been a hot summer for tense military maneuvers in the cold Barents Sea. What's it all for?
September 11, 2025
Asia-Pacific
China's big military parade wasn't a coronation
Experts claim Beijing's grand display means its superpower status is in the mail — not so fast
September 06, 2025
Africa
Why Biden is going to Angola
The president is laying the groundwork for competition with China in Africa while trying to shore up his legacy
November 27, 2024
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