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Xi Jinping’s Visit to Washington: What It Means for US-China Relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington presents a challenge to the turbulent and complex contemporary international relations between the two superpowers. Both President...
Lessons from German-Dutch Military Integration for Japan and South Korea
The NATO Response Force (NRF) and EU Battlegroups have demonstrated that placing multinational forces on standby does not automatically make them immediately operational. German-Dutch...
Healing Amid Chaos: Listening to Reason at the Eleventh Hour
“When you have listened to Reason, it is wise to agree that all things are one.” -Heraclitus, Fragments
In world politics, nothing is disconnected. Though...
America is Running Out of Margin in Iran
The consequences of the war with Iran are now showing up far beyond the Middle East. U.S. Patriot missile stocks in Europe are reportedly...
India-China After Xi’s Visit: The Call for Asymmetric Withdrawal
Xi Jinping’s September 2026 visit to New Delhi, on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit, brought India-China relations into a phase of cautious...
How Soft Instruments Can Advance Africa’s Regional Integration
Regional integration is usually built through treaties, protocols and formal institutions. Yet integration does not always begin with a legally binding agreement. It can...
China-Africa Defense Ties Deepen After Beijing Security Forum
The fourth China-Africa Peace and Security Forum was held in Beijing, China, from September 15 to 17, 2026, coinciding with the 13th Xiangshan Forum...
Can Japan Sustain Its Biggest Military Buildup Since WWII?
For much of the postwar era, Japan treated military restraint as part of its national identity. Its Self Defense Forces were capable, the alliance...
The AI slowdown Washington is being sold is a cartel with a safety label
Dario Amodei wants the industry he helps lead to slow down. On Saturday the Anthropic chief executive published an essay warning that swarms of...
Between Washington and Beijing: Can Central Asia Preserve Its Multi-Vector Technology Policy?
The United States is preparing to tell dozens of partner countries that they may have to choose between American and Chinese approaches to cooperation...