As the Biden administration releases the 2022 National Security Strategy, 14 Brookings Foreign Policy experts explain what the document tells us about the United States' security posture and how it plans to engage with the rest of the world.
Who will be in, and who will be out, at the 20th Party Congress? Ahead of the elite political gathering, Cheng Li outlines three difficulties Chinese President Xi Jinping can expect to face in deciding his personnel appointments at the highest echelons of power.
Maritime Asia has become the fulcrum of great power competition, writes Ryan Hass in a new policy brief. He argues that, as the U.S.-China rivalry intensifies, countries in the region must improve their ability to ward off conflict.
America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea
In his new book, Shadi Hamid reimagines the ongoing debate on democracy's merits and proposes an ambitious agenda for reviving the lost art of democracy promotion in the world's most undemocratic regions.
Turkey and Armenia. Following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Asli Aydintasbas writes in The Washington Post about the significance of a push back against Russia in the Caucasus.
China's Russian-educated leaders. Writing in China-US Focus, Cheng Li examines the rising numbers of Chinese military officers who have studied in Russia.
Russia's war in Ukraine
The end is nigh? Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat of nuclear war should be taken seriously, Jeremy Shapiro writes in War on the Rocks, arguing that current trends will eventually bring the U.S. and Russia into direct conflict.
Deterring Putin. In The Hill, Michael E. O'Hanlon argues that the United States needs big ideas to respond to the Russian leader's threats, ones that stop short of steps likely to lead to World War III.
Nuclear menace. In the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Steven Pifer says that although the nuclear threat must be taken seriously, there are reasons to believe that Moscow would not press the button.
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