Taiwan’s Mainstage Moment
In spring 2024, Taiwan took over the global mainstage, not because of the election and upcoming inauguration of President-elect...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Taiwan’s Mainstage Moment
A nation must think before it acts.
China
Russia and China in Central Asia: Potential for Direct Competition
Executive Summary China is now undisputedly the leading economic partner for the Central Asia region, with...
Russia and China in Central Asia
Introduction The two countries that have the greatest influence in Central Asia are Russia and China. Moscow and...
The Battery of Southeast Asia: Challenges to Building a Regional Transmission Grid
The mighty Mekong River, a life source for millions across Southeast Asia, now faces an existential threat. An ambitious...
China’s Local Policymakers’ Strategic Adaptation to Political Centralization
Introduction According to its Constitution, China is a unitary state; however, as part of economic reform in the...
China’s Two Meetings and What They Mean for the United States
On the first Monday in March 2024, delegates—nearly 3,000 to the National People’s Congress (NPC) and over 2,000 to...
From Protests to Prosecutions: A Tale of Modern Hong Kong
“This is how the world ends. Not with a bang but with a whimper.” The most famous line from...
The Realignment of the Middle East
Executive Summary In the Middle East, reality can change in the blink of an eye. Misconceptions and...
Indonesia’s Presidential Elections: Old Guard, New Guard, and TikTok
The biggest single-day election on the planet is taking place on February 14 in Indonesia. It is the world’s...
China’s Challenge to the International Economic Order
The United States has led the international economic order for the last seventy-eight years, with only the Soviet Union...