Global Crises
The road to Beijing doesn't run through Tehran
However the Iran war unfolds, it will prove to be a strategic self-own in our great-power competition with China
March 23, 2026
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Asia-Pacific
If surviving Trump meeting was goal, Takaichi leaves DC a winner
The Japanese prime minister didn't get what she wanted regarding Chinese security assurances, but nor was she talked into joining Iran war
March 20, 2026
Global Crises
‘Axis of cope’: What happens when they learn all the wrong lessons?
Now that things haven't gone quite as planned, watch Washington hawks dial it up more, this time against China
March 17, 2026
Asia-Pacific
Is China really testing nuclear weapons?
Some speculate that the Trump administration is making the accusations as the basis for the US to resume its own experiments
February 26, 2026
Latin America
Chile, meet Donroe: Rubio yanks visas over proposed China deal
Washington rips Santiago for even considering a Pacific fiber optic link to Hong Kong, even though the US has 30 such cables running to Asia
February 26, 2026
Latin America
What Brazil's president did instead of joining Trump's 'Board of Peace'
Lula is prioritizing multilateralism — and new markets — ahead of October's election
February 25, 2026
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