Beijing poses real challenges to American strategic interests, but the situation is not dire, Michael E. O'Hanlon says. In a new report, he argues that strategic composure is crucial to managing the U.S. relationship with China.
French President Emmanuel Macron conceded that Western Europe lost an opportunity when it didn't listen to security concerns relayed by Eastern Europeans before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Tara Varma details Macron's shift in stance.
As Turkey’s Western allies try to come to grips with the reality of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's reelection, there is an opening for policymakers and diplomats to develop a more stable and mature relationship with Erdogan, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş writes.
“The Saudis have tilted decisively toward Russia by cutting oil production to raise prices...The timing, on the eve of Blinken’s visit, added to the message.”
Europe's strengths and weaknesses. Constanze Stelzenmüller's recent trip to Kyiv highlights the power of Ukrainians and the pettiness of EU political squabbles, she writes in the Financial Times.
Who won the debt ceiling fight? David Wessel joins David Dollar this week on Dollar & Sense to discuss what's in the debt ceiling deal reached between U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Democratic ceilings. In an article for Comparative Political Studies, Aram Hur and Andrew Yeo write that democratization tends to institutionalize, rather than alleviate, pre-existing nationalist conflicts.
