U.S.-China Competition

An interview with Le Hong Hiep.

If the U.S. can seek cooperation without pushing South Korea directly into the U.S.-China crossfire, why not take that path? 

The rhetoric of great power competition threatens to devour every other aspect of U.S. foreign policy.

China has inherited the confidence of Khrushchev’s famous declaration to the West: “We will bury you.”

Biden will have to lead and negotiate with urgency in three interdependent contexts: at home, with partner governments, and with Beijing.

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. 

It is imperative the U.S. military learns from wargame losses.

As a theater for great power confrontation, Latin American states can leverage influence and shape relations with both powers.

Will a Biden administration renew attention on Southeast Asia?

The document is short on prescriptions, but provides a more nuanced diagnosis of the problem than usually found in Trump administration statements.

The rivalry is here to stay, but there are 3 things the Biden administration can do to stabilize the critical relationship.