In a new suite of research from the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings and the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale, 17 experts provide an array of proposals for how the United States should adapt its policy toward China to respond to current realities.
Natan Sachs and Kevin Huggard assess the regional trajectory of Israel in the next 10 to 20 years, outlining transnational trends, shifts in regional politics, and changes in world powers’ interactions in the Middle East.
And on a special episode of the Brookings Cafeteria podcast, the authors are joined by Samantha Gross, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Shibley Telhami to discuss the trendlines.
Zach Vertin offers broad elements that could provide a baseline for negotiations in Ethiopia, including cessation of hostilities, mutual acknowledgment of legitimacy, and a conversation about political dialogue and elections.
War in Yemen. The Biden administration should make ending the war in Yemen an urgent priority for both strategic and humanitarian reasons,argue John R. Allen and Bruce Riedel.
Al-Qaida's future. Following the reported death of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri, Daniel Byman considers where the terrorist group will go next and what kind of movement Zawahri’s successor will inherit.
Kuwait's future. The passing of the emir of Kuwait raises questions about the direction of the country's foreign policy; Courtney Freer contends that its domestic politics and relationship with the United States will foster more continuity than change.
Europe
Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire. Though lasting peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia seems precarious, an opening exists for Turkey to play a role by reviving the ill-fated diplomatic accords negotiated with Armenia in 2009, write Kemal Kirişci and Behlül Özkan.
U.S.-Turkey relations. While Washington should criticize President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s deepening autocracy, it must also work to maintain and improve its relationship with Turkey as a critically located NATO ally, argue Michael O'Hanlon and Ömer Taşpınar.
Trans-Atlantic relations. Agneska Bloch and James Goldgeier arguethat the Biden administration should prioritize shifting the U.S. security relationship with Europe toward equal partnership, encouraging Europe to develop its defense capacities, and seeking consensus to tackle the China challenge.
International affairs
Trade in Asia.Peter Petri and Michael Plummer explain the economic and geopolitical significance of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and urge Washington to adjust to the changing realities of East Asia. On an episode of the Dollar & Sense podcast, Petri joins David Dollar to explain the agreement's origins and how it will affect economic integration across Asia.
Global supply chains. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the global economy through evolutions in the structure of demand, protectionism dressed up as national security, and more, asDavid Dollar explores.
Open Skies Treaty. The imminent withdrawal of the United States from the Open Skies Treaty is a mistake, since it both serves U.S. interests and is what NATO allies want, contends Steven Pifer.
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