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Brookings Foreign Policy

September 8, 2023

 

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Should the US pursue a new Cold War with China?

 

What lessons from the U.S.-Soviet Cold War are — or are not — applicable to the U.S.-China rivalry today? In a written debate, Patricia M. Kim, Joseph S. Nye Jr., Matthew Turpin, Jessica Chen Weiss, and Eun A Jo examine the choices and trade-offs involved.

 

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The broader lessons of Gabon's coup 

 

Following an election in which voter freedoms were restricted and no outside observers were allowed, Gabon's ruler Ali Bongo Ondimba was placed under house arrest by the Gabonese Republican Guard. The coup raises questions about the moral ambiguity of militaries ousting dictators, writes Danielle Resnick. 

 

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Understanding the One China policy

 

As communication frays between Washington and Beijing, how can both nations reestablish a working relationship? Steven M. Goldstein argues it is important to understand the "One China" policy, which in the past supported a peaceful status quo in the Taiwan Strait. 

 

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"The real action at a multilateral gathering like the G20 is in the bilateral, private meetings. It’s where the real deals are cut. And you can’t do it if you’re not there.”

 

September 7, 2023 | Bruce Jones, POLITICO

 

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The state of terrorism around the world

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Ukraine, the West, and the world: Breaking point or transformational moment?

Friday, September 15, 2023, 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

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The 2023 Knight Forum on Geopolitics

Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM EDT

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Listen: Food insecurity and trade

 

On the latest episode of the Dollar & Sense podcast, David Dollar interviews Caitlin Welsh of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about food insecurity and agricultural trade around the world.

 

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