The Taliban’s Afghanistan Is Becoming an Ideological Police State
Nearly five years after returning to power, the Taliban are no longer merely an insurgent movement that seized control of…
Taiwan and the Permanent Fault Line in U.S.-China Relations
When Xi Jinping told Donald Trump in Thursday’s closed-door talks that Taiwan could lead to “clashes and even conflicts” and…
France Goes Forward, Then Trips on the Stage in Nairobi
The Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi was designed to mark a new chapter in France’s relationship with the continent. It…
Meloni and Renzi turn question time into a test of political nerve
ROME: Giorgia Meloni returned to the Senate for premier question time with a familiar ambition, to show command. For an…
Trump in Beijing, America Inc. in tow
BEIJING: Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing is being staged as a summit between two leaders, but its real message is…
Arcadia and the Anatomy of Influence
When the mayor of Arcadia, California, resigned after agreeing to plead guilty to secretly acting as an agent of the Chinese government, the…
Trump-Xi Meeting and the New Balance of Power
History rarely announces itself in real time. When President Richard Nixon landed in Beijing in 1972 to meet Mao Zedong,…
India-Chile relations in the emerging multipolar order
In the second quarter of the twenty-first century, the architecture of international order undergoes a transformation of historic consequence. India,…
Beijing’s Paranoia Over Taiwan’s Autonomy
China’s obsession with Taiwan is not merely about sovereignty. It is about regime survival. The Chinese Communist Party views Taiwan’s…
Trump Xi Summit and Global Rivalry
The upcoming meeting between US President Trump and China’s leader is expected to be merely a photo opportunity and a…
