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A navy soldier (L) of People's Liberation Army (PLA) stands guard as Chinese citizens board the naval ship "Linyi" at a port in Aden, March 29, 2015. China's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday its warships had completed an evacuation of Chinese nationals from Yemen, with more than 570 people safely transported across the Red Sea to Djibouti to be flown home. The Chinese characters on the banner read, welcome Chinese compatriots on board. Picture taken March 29, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Strategic competition for overseas basing in sub-Saharan Africa

Dawn C. Murphy

February 2023

Handout photo dated October 13, 2021 shows Adm. John Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, arrives at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. The United States and the Philippines on Thursday announced plans to expand America's military presence in the Southeast Asian nation, with access to four more bases as they seek to deter China’s increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan and in the disputed South China Sea. The agreement was reached as US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in the country for talks about deploying US forces and weapons in more Philippine military camps. U.S. Navy photo by Capt. Pawel Puczko via ABACAPRESS.COM

Geostrategic competition and overseas basing in East Asia and the First Island Chain

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Andrew Yeo

February 2023

The Russia-Ukraine War: Year two and strategic consequences

2:00 PM - 4:15 PM EST

Washington, DC

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about continued U.S. support for Ukraine, flanked by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

To deter Beijing, what the United States says matters

Ryan Hass and Jude Blanchette

Thursday, February 2, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meet during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Promise and perils for the Japan-South Korea-US trilateral in 2023

Hanna Foreman and Andrew Yeo

Monday, January 30, 2023

Somali policemen gather near the wreckage of a car at the scene of an explosion following an attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, March 9, 2016. Islamist group al Shabaab said it fought off an attack on one of its bases in southern Somalia early on Wednesday that was launched by foreign commandos who flew in on two helicopters, leaving one al Shabaab fighter dead in the gun battle. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Nonstate armed actors in 2023: Persistence amid geopolitical shuffles

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Friday, January 27, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-CA., walks back to his office during the second week of the 118th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. (Photo by Craig Hudson/Sipa USA) No Use Germany.

What to expect from a GOP House majority on big tech, broadband, China, and 5G

Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell M. West

Monday, January 23, 2023

Exporting the surveillance state via trade in AI

Martin Beraja, Andrew Kao, David Y. Yang, and Noam Yuchtman

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Every conversation I’ve had about Ukraine over the course of the year has at some point moved to Taiwan.

Suzanne Maloney The Washington Post Wednesday, January 11, 2023

The future of the US-China competition for human capital

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Washington, DC

Can democracies cooperate with China on AI research?

Cameron F. Kerry, Joshua P. Meltzer, and Matt Sheehan

Monday, January 9, 2023

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the China-Arab summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 9, 2022. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

Biden’s measured response to China’s activism in the Middle East

Ryan Hass

Sunday, January 8, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Great power competition has shifted in the United States’ favour

Ryan Hass

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

People wearing face masks cross a street, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song

A roadmap for US-China relations in 2023

Ryan Hass

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Could Africa replace China as the world’s source of rare earth elements?

Gracelin Baskaran

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) stands in the closing ceremony of the 20th Party Congress, where he affirmed China's commitment to AI development and "intelligent warfare." (Koki Kataoka/The Yomiuri Shimbun).

The PLA’s Strategic Support Force and AI Innovation

Amy J. Nelson and Gerald L. Epstein

Friday, December 23, 2022

Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed China and Taiwan's flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

The Taiwan long game: Why the best solution is no solution

Ryan Hass and Jude Blanchette

Foreign Affairs January/February 2023

European Council President Charles Michel and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speak with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Chinese President Xi Jinping via video-conference during an EU China summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium April 1, 2022. Olivier Matthys/Pool via REUTERS

China’s relations with Russia, India, and Europe

Célia Belin, James Goldgeier, Tanvi Madan, and Angela Stent

December 2022

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during a bilateral meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S. May 13, 2022. Jose Luis Magana/Pool via REUTERS

A window of opportunity to upgrade US-Vietnam relations

Jonathan Stromseth

Tuesday, December 20, 2022