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China Signals Economic Caution at People’s Congress

An official projection of over 6 percent growth in the coming year is below economist estimates as the rest of the world still reels from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Morning Brief |

Colm Quinn

Britain Shouldn’t Put Its Money on a Post-Brexit Rapprochement With Africa

Boris Johnson is looking to old U.K. colonies for trade deals, but his government can’t compete with China and won’t get far until it abandons its neocolonial attitudes.

Argument |

Oluwatosin Adeshokan

Who’s to Blame for Stalling U.S.-Iran Negotiations?

Biden was expected to revive the nuclear deal quickly—but as pro-Iran militias attack U.S. forces in Iraq and Washington strikes back in Syria, direct talks aren’t on the horizon.

It's Debatable |

Emma Ashford, Matthew Kroenig

Can India and Pakistan Capitalize on Their Border Cease-Fire?

The truce along the Line of Control won’t bring peace, but it does offer new opportunities for cooperation.

South Asia Brief |

Michael Kugelman

John Gans

John Gans, who served as chief speechwriter at the Pentagon until 2017, is the director of communications and research at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House. He writes about the Reagan and Trump National Security Councils in his new book, White House Warriors.

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