Economic Security is National Security
The United States needs an Economic Security Coordination Office to compete economically with China.
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Transparency Will Go a Long Way To Patch Up U.S.-China Relations
Trade relations between China and the United States—the two largest economies in the world—are suffering from rising tensions and heightened geopolitical risk. Much of the uncertainty in the relationship...
Op-eds
Kleptocrats in democracy’s clothing: Beijing and Moscow talk anti-corruption at the UN
Redefining terms like anti-corruption, human rights, democracy, and integrity — even when self-evidently disingenuous — provides China the cover to mimic the mechanisms of good governance while blunting...
Op-eds
What Happens to Gaza If Hamas Is Actually Defeated?
There could be a brighter future for the Palestinian enclave, but only if Arab and Western governments commit to helping to rebuild its cities and political leadership.
Op-eds
Will China-Russia summit impact Israel’s war with Iran-backed Hamas?
Despite years of favorable Israeli foreign policy, both Beijing and Moscow are now openly hostile to Israel.
Op-eds
China Is Bailing Out Its Bad Bets, and Handing the West a Geopolitical Opening
China has created its own subprime infrastructure crisis, and now it is trying to bail itself out. The rescue efforts are focused on loans for China’s much-touted Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI, Beijing’s...
Op-eds
China’s Crisis of Confidence
What if, instead of being a competitor, China can no longer afford to compete at all?
Op-eds
Dear Captain Sully: Fasten your Seatbelt
You already have decades of experience navigating the skies. Now, you will need to navigate the realm of multilateral diplomacy.
Op-eds
As Xi Professes a Commitment to ‘Multilateralism,’ the U.S. Counters With a Dose of Reality
A recently declassified memo suggests we bolster democracies throughout China’s neighborhood as a counterweight to the CCP’s domineering model.
Op-eds
China’s political warfare strategy takes hit from coronavirus
The Wuhan coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2 as the World Health Organization has named it and the Chinese would prefer it to be called, may be on the verge of becoming a pandemic. If it continues to spread,...
Op-eds
In the long term, China is not alliance material for Israel
Israel's leaders are not particularly fond of multilateral initiatives. The ones coming out of the United Nations are notorious for one-sided measures that single out Israel, and ev...