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    The Unlikely, Obvious Solution to the Trade War

    President Trump’s new tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods begins on Monday. The impact on the U.S. economy is expected to be less severe but still substantial.

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    Why Russia and China Are Strengthening Security Ties

    Conventional wisdom in Washington ignores the degree to which shortsighted U.S. policies are pushing Russia and China closer together. Now would be a good time for U.S. policymakers to rethink a policy that antagonizes both of the United States’ principal geopolitical rivals and to think more creatively about how to manage a new era of increased competition among great powers.

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    China-Venezuela Relations: A Perfect Storm

    How China should understand and manage political risk in Venezuela has become one of the most important, if too often ignored, questions not just in China’s relationship with Latin America, but in its broader efforts to be seen as an agent and leader of development on the world stage.

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    Saving Our Future

    The global economy is accelerating at a digital pace, but our systems and politics are stuck in the industrial age. People sometimes choose the wrong path when they’ve lost confidence in the old answers.

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    North and South Korea Take Important Steps to Demilitarize the Korean Peninsula

    Further mitigating the risk of a local incident escalating out of control should continue to be a high priority for North and South Korea as well as for the United States.

    • A Relentlessly Dark Indictment of Global Capitalism

      In “America: The Farewell Tour,” Chris Hedges pens a manifesto for America’s anticapitalist left that is unrelieved in its negativism, bears striking similarities with right-wing populism, and offers few answers about how to move forward.

      • Article

      Reducing the Risks of Nuclear Entanglement

      With the threat of nuclear war growing, China, Russia, and the United States should not wait until political relations improve before making efforts to manage new technologies.

      • Op-Ed

      A Cheer for Trump’s Outreach to the Taliban

      Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that Zalmay Khalilzad would become an adviser on achieving reconciliation in Afghanistan. This comes after the Trump administration directed the State department to see whether formal talks between the Afghan government and Taliban are possible.

      • Article

      Achieving Peace in Northeast Nigeria: The Reintegration Challenge

      Boko Haram’s resilience highlights the limits of a purely military solution to Nigeria’s conflict. A broader demobilization, rehabilitation, and reintegration strategy is necessary.

      • Op-Ed

      Where Interests Meet

      What creates the room for some bold thinking about the next steps in the bilateral relationship is the fit between U.S. President Trump’s effort to recalibrate America's international relations and India’s ambitions to play a larger global role.

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