Beijing is desperate to avoid being trapped in Kabul’s politics.
Is the “oil weapon” largely nonexistent?
The right to say anything has been a challenge to every democracy that has ever existed.
Beijing’s Leninist regime is fundamentally resistant to change.
Fear of “historical nihilism” has haunted China’s leadership for years.
Upstream dams are destroying the Mekong Basin.
Publicizing attacks and exploiting social media is the new normal for terrorism.
Other majority-minority societies offer positive examples—and cautionary tales.
Surviving in the impossible city is still worth the price.
There’s a reason that full-scale interstate war, of the sort that Russia is inching toward, has become a rarity.
Over the past century, the United States came to rely ever more on economic coercion—with questionable results.
Washington’s latest crises with Russia and China are part of a new—and long-term—competition.
The Boxer Rebellion still shapes Beijing’s attitude toward the United States.
A significant portion of Americans seek the destruction of political authority. What if they succeed?
How parking tickets, bankers, and bees explain selfish behavior.
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Finland’s envoy to Washington once shared a sauna with the Russian president. Here’s what he thinks the West got wrong about Vladimir Putin.
Despite Beijing’s rhetoric, a full-scale invasion remains a risky endeavor—and officials think the island can be coerced into reunification.
Three steps for exerting maximum economic pressure on Putin.
Is the “oil weapon” largely nonexistent?
The right to say anything has been a challenge to every democracy that has ever existed.
