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US Foreign Policy and Great Power Politics
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Zachary Shore.
Great Power Competition and the COVID-19 Vaccine Race
By Danil Bochkov
China, Russia, and the U.S. are all using vaccines as diplomatic tools, giving a political dimension to other countries’ medical choices.
To Face Down China, Should the United States Turn Away From the Middle East?
By Robert Farley
It’s not that simple. Any effort to characterize China as an existential threat implies a level of conflict that will provide justification for U.S. intervention anywhere in the world.
China’s Challenges to Global Democracy
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Kevin Sheives.
Wargames: Losing Is Learning, Learning Is Winning
By Jeffrey T. Vanak
It is imperative the U.S. military learns from wargame losses.
Unsettled Waters: Understanding Eurasia’s Maritime Thrust
By Abhijnan Rej
In a new book, a professor at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. explores how great power competition is driving greater naval reach of Eurasian powers.
Potential Biden Administration Defense Pick Outlines Pentagon Priorities for Next Decade
By Steven Stashwick
Michele Flournoy, former Obama Pentagon appointee, on cost savings and competing with China.
US Defense Secretary Visits Northern Africa Amid Russian and Chinese Push in the Region
By Abhijnan Rej
Esper’s visit to Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco demonstrates the importance of the region in great-power games.
US Defense Secretary’s Recent Speech: Familiar Themes and Unfamiliar Problems
By Abhijnan Rej
The Trump administration’s strategy for the Indo-Pacific could end up working in unpredictable ways for the U.S.
What Can India Bring to the Table as Great Power Competition Heats Up the Arctic?
By Shishir Rao
India has attempted to enter the Arctic’s contested geopolitical environment despite constraints arising from geographical distance and limited material power.
Who Is Winning the US-China Power Battle?
By Monish Tourangbam and Anand. V
A global pandemic has, in a matter of months, changed the discourse on global order and U.S.-China great power competition.
Competition With China Goes Subnational
By Scott Moore
Can Beijing successfully exploit divisions between local and central governments?