China
A Pullback in U.S. Soft Power Coincides with China’s Expanding Influence and Investment in the Region
An Increasing Number of Non-NATO Allies Flirt With, If Not Tilt Toward, Beijing
Pakistan Has Served as China’s Delivery Agent in the Region and Promoted Chinese Defense Platforms
Foes Seek to Weaken the West by Launching a Confluence of Influence Operations Designed to Sow Division and Fracture the Political Consensus
New Caledonia Is a Strategic Prize and Textbook Target for Chinese Political Warfare and Subversion
China Offered Somaliland More than a Quarter of a Billion Dollars to Drop Taiwan. Somaliland Said No
While Somaliland Is Impoverished, It Is Also Principled
Beyond Defense Cooperation, There Is Ideological Convergence Among These Countries in Terms of Political Islam
Riyadh’s Interests Align with Washington’s in Confronting Iran and Preventing the Regionalization of Great-Power Strategic Competition
A Naval Blockade of Taiwan Would Cripple the Global Electronics Industry and Automotive Sector and Hamper Artificial Intelligence
China Is Using Pakistan for Weapons Promotion as a Gateway to Enter the Region’s Defense Landscape
China Has Never Been a Disinterested Party in Iranian Nuclear Diplomacy
If the Blockade Against Iran Continues, Tehran Could Run Out of Accessible Oil Supplies for Delivery to China Within Two Months
No Longer Organized Around Clear Divisions, Global Rivalry Operates Through a Set of Managed Tensions Across Regions
Both Countries Play Roles That Protect Tehran Diplomatically and Support Aspects of Its Military Effort
Reports of Xi Jinping Authorizing the Transfer of ‘Carrier-Killer’ Missiles to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Created an Untenable ‘Ticking Clock’ for the Trump Administration
Traditional Distinctions Between Commercial Engagement and Strategic Rivalry Have Blurred, Leading States to Evaluate Partnerships
Importers Benefit, but Transparency Suffers, and Price Gaps Widen with the Spread of Cheap Sanctioned Oil