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The Chinese Dream or Strategic Deception? Navigating the Harmony–Hegemony Dilemma
In 2012, when President Xi Jinping first coined the term “Chinese Dream”, it was seen as a patriotic call for national revival, a promise...
Trump and the Presidency as a Business Empire
On June 16, 2015, Donald J. Trump descended the golden escalator at Trump Tower and declared his candidacy for the U.S. presidency. This theatrical...
Peacemaking or Power Play? The U.S. and China’s Race for Global Influence
There is one notable element of the July 28 ceasefire meeting in Kuala Lumpur between Cambodia and Thailand under the auspices of the ASEAN...
Alaska Without a Deal: The Trump–Putin Summit and the War That Won’t End
The much-hyped Alaska meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded with no ceasefire, no agreement, and no concrete pathway...
China’s Tightrope: Navigating the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The People's Republic of China is adopting a deliberate and sustained approach to expanding its soft power and global influence. Eyeing a growing militarized...
Reimagining Asia’s Position in the World of Disorder
Authors: Noto Suoneto and Genevieve Donnellon-May
The global order is in disarray. Great power competition is intensifying, multilateral institutions are weakening, and long-standing alliances are...
Reimagining the Global Order: From U.S. Dominance to Horizontal Equality
The world witnessed unprecedented disruption to the post-WWII global order during Donald Trump’s presidency. His “America First” policies, marked by sweeping tariffs, withdrawals from...
Sabotaging Truth: Russia and China’s attempt to control Latin America
As global tensions rise around the world, Latin America is becoming an area of increasing interest to the adversaries of the United States. A...
Trump and Putin in Alaska: A Summit Steeped in History, Energy and Strategy
With U.S.–Russia relations strained by the war in Ukraine and ongoing sanctions, and a global energy market still shaped by both nations’ oil and...
Trump, Peacemaker or Dealmaker? Alaska Will Tell
For all the controversy that trails him, Donald Trump has a record of inserting himself into geopolitical standoffs and sometimes lowering the temperature. During...