Commentary / World Jun 12, 2018
China's master plan: a global military threat
From the East China Sea to Africa, Beijing is flexing its muscles.
Hal Brands
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Commentary / World May 15, 2018
Trump is right on China but wrong on tariffs
Unlike previous U.S. presidents, Donald Trump dispenses with the lie that economic growth will make Beijing a better global citizen.
Commentary / Japan Apr 30, 2018
Macron's Trump ploy didn't work for Abe
U.S. allies have two options: Court the mercurial U.S. leader or stand up to him.
Commentary / World Apr 22, 2018
America's new threat is an axis of autocracy
Russia and China had a vicious split in the 1960s; now they are in a budding bromance.
Commentary / World Mar 16, 2018
For good or bad, Pompeo is the anti-Tillerson
Trump's foreign policy hasn't been the disaster that many feared, but he may still capsize the ship
Commentary / World Feb 27, 2018
The end of America's leaderless foreign policy
Attempts to steer the U.S. through global affairs by ignoring President Donald Trump have failed.
Commentary / World Nov 20, 2017
Trump lost sight of his promising Asia vision
U.S. President Donald Trump's recent Asia trip shows the administration's approach remains self-defeating.
Commentary / World Sep 29, 2017
America's new world order is dead
Russia and China were never willing fully to embrace the U.S.-led liberal order, which emphasized liberal ideas that were bound to seem threatening to dictatorial regimes.