China can already shut the United States out of the South China Sea if it wanted to, even without direct control of Taiwan. It has,…

As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) grows increasingly stronger and more assertive, U.S. officials will need to decide how Taiwan fits into this strategic…

Today, the Bay of Bengal is still an arena in which the regional balance can be actively shaped. Washington has already built an India policy…

Strategists in Beijing have long viewed friction in the Middle East opportunistically, on the assumption that American entanglement there would limit Washington’s bandwidth to contest…

As Beijing increasingly implements intelligentized warfare, the risks facing the United States are very real. Mitigating risks in this domain requires revitalizing U.S.-China discussions on…

Although the current U.S. pushback against PRC activities in Latin America has produced tangible results, over the long-term the shift in America’s approach may be…

Today, the CCP poses a powerful challenge to the United States, its allies and partners, and all other states that want to decide their own…

China regularly refers to itself as a “near-Arctic state,” a formulation which was mocked by many in the West when it was first articulated in…

A closer look at Chinese influence in Africa raises doubts about the importance of formal soft power vectors such as language instruction, cultural promotion, and…

China’s rise as a comprehensive space power reflects a coherent national strategy in which leadership, regime legitimacy, economic development, and national security reinforce one another.…

Nearly a decade ago, the scholars Jakub Grygiel and Wess Mitchell labeled the areas of the world where U.S. power meets those of its rivals…

On February 4, 2022, just hours before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin joined his Chinese counterpart, Xi…

For the countries of Central Asia, multi-vector diplomacy has become a necessity: a structural response to geography, history, economics, and security. The question now is…

The Honorable Newt Gingrich is the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and one of America's most prominent public intellectuals. First elected to…

The world as we have known it for most of our lives is over. The post-Cold War Era is well and truly dead. We are…