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China’s African Edge
As China and Russia gain ground in Africa, the U.S. policy should distance itself from its unpopular European partners. While attempting to stop the war in Ukraine, President Donald J....
Economic Statecraft Under Donald Trump
President-elect Trump has taken an opening shot at rewriting the global economic order with his threats of tariffs against Mexico and Canada, as well as China and other BRICS+ countries....
Kuwait At The Crossroads
On May 10, the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Mishal Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah, suspended the National Assembly and locked up a leading opposition politician for social media comments about foreign...
Rethinking Economic Warfare with China
In recent years, the Chinese Communist Party has waged an aggressive economic campaign against the United States and Australia in the Indo-Pacific to achieve economic and technological dominance. Through predatory...
How Great Power Competition Undermines Global Stability
The Red Cell series is published in collaboration with the Stimson Center. Drawing upon the legacy of the CIA’s Red Cell—established following the September 11 attacks to avoid similar analytic...
What the U.S. Can Learn from the Chinese Development Playbook
In what has come to be referred to as the Great Power Competition (GPC), malign, revisionist powers, like the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Russia, challenge nations and institutions...
It’s Time to Reaffirm the American Trust with Trieste
As America addresses the geopolitical challenges posed by the China-Russia nexus and promotes sound and sustainable alternatives to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a little-known Italian port with a...
VIDEO: The China-Central Asia Crossroads
Since gaining independence in 1991, the Central Asian states have again forged steadily growing ties with China. These ties advanced significantly in 2013 when Xi Jinping formally announced the Silk...
America’s Africa Dilemma
Nowhere is pressure on the United States to reimagine its foreign policy more acutely felt than in Africa. Initially caught off guard by the unexpected reaction to the Russian invasion...
Learning the Right Lessons from the Cold War
Editor’s Note: The following is adapted from Countering China’s Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance by Michael Sobolik with the permission of the publisher. On May 26, 2022, Secretary...
The G-7 Summit and Africa’s Infrastructure Gap
The leaders of the seven-member states, as well as the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission, along with other invited leaders and representatives of international organizations, including...
China in the Middle East: An Irresponsible Power?
China has been actively seeking economic, political, and strategic opportunities in the Middle East without acting as a responsible great power in the Middle East. China focuses on building economic...