Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution. He was Director for China at the National Security Council from 2021 to 2023 and previously served as a member of the Senior Analytic Service in the ...

But much of China’s historical evolution continues to defy Western understanding, and many of its leaders remain tantalizing conundrums—few more so than Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the ...

Vince Cable’s balanced study of “superstates” is a useful antidote to the often value-laden discussions about which states will lead the future international order.

SHANNON K. O’NEIL is Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair at the Council on Foreign Relations. She is the author of The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter.

On October 28, 2024, a group of South Korean intelligence officials briefed NATO members and the alliance’s three other Indo-Pacific partners—Australia, Japan, and New Zealand—on a shocking ...

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Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric offers to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks, citing Serbia's friendship with all parties ...

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Dan Wang’s riveting book offers a distinctive framework for understanding China as an “engineering state.” ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju, set to ...

Just days after taking office, Japan’s new leader faces a series of back-to-back foreign policy tests, with a meeting with ...

Republican hawks worry Trump will soften his stance on China as a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping looms.