How the Tech Decoupling with China Is Going
A conversation about how the Biden administration can break up with certain Chinese tech supply chains without severing trade ties with China.
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Boots on the Ground: What Chinese Private Security Contractors Do in Central Asia
What are Chinese security companies doing in Central Asia—and how do they relate to China's strategic interests in the region? Odil Gafarov discusses the diverse operations of Chinese security companies in various Central Asian countries and explores the implications they hold for the broader region.
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A Ramp-Up in Nuclear Weapons is Not Always a Bad Thing
The People’s Republic of China is currently on a nuclear tear, building up its arsenal from roughly 500 warheads today to as many as 1,500 by 2035.
Navigating Influence: Great Powers in the Middle East and North Africa
The United States, Russia, and China are intensifying their competition for global influence. Our analysis reveals that their involvement and impact vary across the Middle East and North Africa. Within subregions, the three powers assert their influence in the realms of economy, security, and diplomacy, achieving various degrees of success.
· September 4, 2024
Dealing With a China That Will Not Talk
Even if averting a new arms race will be extremely difficult, the next U.S. president still should try to do that by forcing the bureaucracy to consider its costs seriously.
Why Catching Up to Starlink Is a Priority for Beijing
Its ambitions shouldn’t come as a surprise, but the geopolitical implications are worrying.
· September 3, 2024
Taiwan and the Limits of the Russia-China Friendship
Russian-Chinese “friendship without limits” rests on a solid foundation. Two factors—shared authoritarian domestic politics and adversarial relations with the United States—are most important.
· September 3, 2024
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