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U.S. Donald Trump Meets With China's President Xi In South Korea

When a Charismatic and a Machiavellian Meet

ANALYSIS -- President Trump will visit Beijing later this month for the first time in almost a decade. As a former CIA clinical psychologist, I have [...] More

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The U.S.-China Economic Cold War Is No Longer Silent

Paul Miller

The U.S.-China Economic Cold War Is No Longer Silent

For decades, the United States (U.S.) operated under a fatal delusion that free trade with China would liberalize its politics and that the global [...] More

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Export Controls Backfire: The China Innovation Paradox

Export Controls Backfire: The China Innovation Paradox

DEEP DIVE — When the Biden administration rolled out its semiconductor export restrictions in October 2022, the logic seemed airtight: cut off [...] More

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The Rise of China's Strategic Soft Power and its Global Impact

Joey Gagnard

The Rise of China's Strategic Soft Power and its Global Impact

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE – The United States is currently mired in a cycle of aggressive trade renegotiations and a transactional foreign policy that has [...] More

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China’s Stunning Military Purge – and What It Means For Taiwan

China’s Stunning Military Purge – and What It Means For Taiwan

DEEP DIVE – President Xi Jinping’s latest purge of generals has eviscerated China’s military leadership, drawn comparisons to crackdowns carried out [...] More

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What U.S. – China Cooperation Means for the World

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani

What U.S. – China Cooperation Means for the World

China was very critical of the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last week. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said [...] More

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How China Built AI Dominance on Stolen American Silicon

How China Built AI Dominance on Stolen American Silicon

DEEP DIVE — Federal prosecutors in Texas, in December, unsealed charges and related details exposing a sprawling scheme that quietly siphoned some of [...] More

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A Bold 2025 National Security Strategy

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani

A Bold 2025 National Security Strategy

Out with a “rules-based international order” and in with “U.S. core national interests”, according to the U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) of [...] More

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The Push and Pull Between Washington and Beijing in the South China Sea

Emmanouil M. Karatarakis

The Push and Pull Between Washington and Beijing in the South China Sea

China uses a layered approach in the South China Sea that blends military power, paramilitary forces, legal instruments, and political signaling. [...] More

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What China’s ‘World-Class Navy’ Means for the U.S. and Asia

What China’s ‘World-Class Navy’ Means for the U.S. and Asia

DEEP DIVE — On a Wednesday in November, with Chinese President Xi Jinping looking on, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned the [...] More

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Trump’s Trip Was a True “Pivot” to East Asia

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani

Trump’s Trip Was a True “Pivot” to East Asia

President Trump’s meetings in East Asia last week did more to enhance our relationship with a few allies and partners in the region than the past [...] More

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The U.S. Role in a Multipolar World - and the Dangers of Isolationism

Walter Pincus

The U.S. Role in a Multipolar World - and the Dangers of Isolationism

“What should the U.S. role in the world be right now? We're waiting for the [Trump administration] National Security Strategy to come out from the [...] More

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Inside Xi Jinping’s Military Purge: Loyalty, Power, and Taiwan

Ambassador Joseph DeTrani

Inside Xi Jinping’s Military Purge: Loyalty, Power, and Taiwan

Last week’s Fourth Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party witnessed a purge of China’s senior military leaders, culminating in over two years of the [...] More

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