Commentary / World Jun 23, 2020
Hungary's Orban uses COVID-19 crisis for another power grab
Cracking down on an authoritarian regime, even a seemingly inconsequential one, would send a message to America's other backsliding allies.
Commentary / World Jun 15, 2020
U.S.-Germany crisis goes deeper than Trump’s planned troop cuts
The U.S.-German relationship has held the key to European security for seven decades.
Commentary / World Jun 2, 2020
China's border invasion will push India toward the U.S.
India’s long history of nonalignment is giving way to the threat of a shared enemy.
Commentary / World May 31, 2020
Coronavirus hasn’t killed the global balance of power
Americans who hail a new era of global cooperation haven’t been paying attention to what China is up to.
Commentary / World May 22, 2020
What does China really want? To dominate the world
Stop debating Beijing’s intentions and take Xi Jinping both seriously and literally.
Commentary / World May 17, 2020
China rivalry may put the U.S. back in the coup business
As in the Cold War, Washington might once again find itself seeking covert options to prevent important countries from aligning with Beijing.
Commentary / World May 13, 2020
Can a broke America fight a cold war with China?
The coronavirus has united Americans against Beijing’s aggressions, but it will also devastate the Pentagon budget.
Commentary / World May 1, 2020
China has no reason to make a deal on nuclear weapons
But the Trump administration is right that dealing only with Russia makes no sense.
Commentary / World Apr 26, 2020
Modest multilateralism is in America's interest, and China’s too
The crisis has highlighted the need for more global cooperation, but let’s not get carried away.
Commentary / World Apr 24, 2020
Trump’s personal diplomacy is dead, even if Kim isn’t
The U.S. tradition of putting personalities ahead of power politics seems to matter less and less.