Ryan Hass joined an episode of the Sinica Podcast with Kaiser Kuo to discuss the Trump administration’s approach to China, the view from Beijing, and his vision for the future of...

Xi has devoted a large part of his presidency to building an image as a defender of national honor and a deliverer of China’s national rise. He will go to great lengths to avoid any..."

India has always worried about what opening up to the world will do to it… It should be thinking about what the world can do for it.

Xi doesn’t necessarily need these countries to choose Beijing. He just needs to prevent them from choosing Washington. That is part of why China’s ‘charm offensive’ has so far had such..."

Kelebogile Zvobgo joined the “New Statesman” podcast to discuss what Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest means for others with ICC warrants.

This tactic of negotiation under threat being used by the Trump administration is not a substitute for a serious policy on Iran.

China’s leaders recognize they are asymmetrically vulnerable to an escalating trade war. But they do not believe they have an exit ramp [and] will not tolerate being publicly pressured..."

From this vantage, there is little to be gained from capitulating to Trump’s latest demand, because it would not resolve the underlying challenge from the United States. At best, they..."

[The tariff shock gives U.S. partners in the Indo-Pacific an urgent need to hedge away from the U.S. economically.] They’re going to be looking towards each other and towards China. I..."

Andrew Yeo joined the “Impossible State” podcast to break down the South Korean Constitutional Court’s decision to uphold former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s...