Despite recent high-level meetings between Chinese and American officials, the two nations continue to accuse each other on a variety of issues.
The new balance is, and will remain, about managing confrontations and reducing misperceptions that could lead things out of control.
Progressive governments in the region will likely not threaten U.S. interests, but poor policies on the part of the U.S. toward their neighbors may do just that.
While modernizing the US nuclear arsenal is a necessity, adding more nuclear weapons to the US stockpile is a costly and unnecessary endeavour.
At a time when neither Russia nor China is advancing human rights and democratization, America’s doing so could prove to be a highly strategic move.
The USA can lend its support to pro-American regimes in the Middle East, and at the same time, encourage them to support semi-democratic institutions.
While the UK and the US South seek to improve understandings of one another’s society and politics, historical attempts have proved fruitless.
The question looms large of whether the US and China can lead on tacking climate change while also navigating the geopolitical tensions caused by their geopolitical rivalry.
Michael Kugelman explores both the international and regional dynamics of contemporary South Asian politics with the team, focussing on Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
The positions of Trump and DeSantis indicate that the 2024 election will accentuate party polarisation on Ukraine.
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