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US-China Rivalry More Dangerous Than Cold War?

US-China Rivalry More Dangerous Than Cold War?

By Zachary Keck
Mearsheimer says a war between the US and China will be more likely than a US-Soviet one was during the Cold War.
The International Causes of America’s Political Dysfunction

The International Causes of America’s Political Dysfunction

US political dysfunction partly reflects the fact that it doesn’t have an enemy or peer competitor to unify around.

Why China Misses the Unipolar Moment

Why China Misses the Unipolar Moment

For Beijing, Syria shows the perils of not having a global hegemon to rely on.

Nuclear Weapon Stockpiles: Past and Present

Nuclear Weapon Stockpiles: Past and Present

125,000 nuclear warheads have been built since 1945; 97 percent of them by the U.S. and Russia.

5 Questions to Ask Before Bombing Syria

5 Questions to Ask Before Bombing Syria

The Japan-Soviet War of 1939 provides some key insights into how the West should send signals in Syria.

 China’s Collapse Will Be Worse Than Soviet Union, Xinhua Says

China’s Collapse Will Be Worse Than Soviet Union, Xinhua Says

Plus, PLA hacking unit caught trying to break into industrial water plant in US. Weekend China links.

The Elusive Reagan-Gorbachev Summit Standard

The Elusive Reagan-Gorbachev Summit Standard

There is a crucial difference between Sunnylands and US-USSR summits: China and the US are in constant contact.

When the Cold War Almost Went Nuclear

When the Cold War Almost Went Nuclear

Soviet leaders once almost mistook an exercise for an attack. Could China have similar misperceptions?

The Cold War Meets Taiwan

The Cold War Meets Taiwan

“China resembles the Soviet Union of old in its approach to cross-strait relations.”

China's Soviet Lessons

China's Soviet Lessons

“It was the CPSU (Communist Party of the Soviet Union) that collapsed first.”

5 Ways China Could Become a Democracy

5 Ways China Could Become a Democracy

Few have seriously thought about the probability and the various plausible scenarios of a regime transition in China — until now.

A Cold War Solution for the South China Sea?

A Cold War Solution for the South China Sea?

Could the 1972 U.S.-Soviet Incidents at Sea (INCSEA) Agreement be a model to reduce tensions?

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