Beijing’s Olympic Moments, 2008 and 2022: How China and the Meaning of the Games Have, and Have Not, Changed
For China and for the world engaging with China, much has changed between the 2008 Summer Games and the...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Beijing’s Olympic Moments, 2008 and 2022: How China and the Meaning of the Games Have, and Have Not, Changed
A nation must think before it acts.
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Lithuania Fever in Taiwan: Can China Break It?
What do rum, milk, beer, and chocolate all have in common? Other than a fun night and an upset...
Great Power Competition and Beijing’s Olympic Moment
The assessments and conclusions in this analysis are those of the author alone and do not necessarily represent those...
Chinese Economic Engagement in Africa: Implications for U.S. Policy
China may have missed the European Scramble for Africa that characterized the turn of the last century, but it...
How Will China Respond to the Russia-Ukraine Crisis?
Introduction How will China respond to a potential Russian military escalation against Ukraine? Relations between Russia and China...
Tokyo, Beijing, and New Tensions Over Taiwan
Taiwan, a perennially sensitive issue between Japan and China, gained increased salience in the run-up to Japanese elections in...
U.S.-China Sustainable Infrastructure Collaborative Opportunities: Green Partnerships Must Begin in Africa
Implementing sustainable farming practices and infrastructure development in Africa has been an ongoing challenge. Foreign resource extraction operations on...
A Tale of Two Elections: Lessons from the Very Different Trajectories of Democracy in Taiwan and Hong Kong in December 2021
Two elections, both postponed for months by authorities citing the difficulties and dangers of voting during the COVID-19 pandemic,...
A ‘Bright Path’ Forward or a Grim Dead End? The Political Impact of the Belt and Road Initiative in Kazakhstan
Executive Summary This report assesses the political impact of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Kazakhstan. Specifically,...
China’s Growing Influence in the South Caucasus
While the United States is adapting to the challenges of a multipolar world and a global geopolitical recalibration, the...