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What does the US-China Alaska summit mean for India and the Quad?

Tanvi Madan, Sriram Lakshman, and Ananth Krishnan

The Hindu

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

US President Joe Biden (L) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) meet virtually with their counterparts in the ÔQuad,Õ Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan, from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington DC, USA, 12 March 2021. No Use Germany.

What does the Quad summit signal for U.S. engagement in the Indo-Pacific?

Tanvi Madan and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

US and Chinese flags during the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan.

Anxiety about China’s rise will only hinder America’s response

Ryan Hass and David Dollar

Monday, March 15, 2021

The inaugural Quad leaders meeting with the President of the United States Joe Biden, the Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison during a virtual meeting in Sydney, Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AAP Image/Pool/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

International Women’s Day special: Women in defense and foreign policy

Tanvi Madan, Olivia Nelson, Danielle Cave, Lisa Sharland, Jenna Allen, Anastasia Kapetas, and Khwezi Nkwanyana

Policy, Guns & Money

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Stronger cover

Stronger: Adapting America’s China Strategy in an Age of Competitive Interdependence

By Ryan Hass

2021

A vehicle blocks a road during a protest against the fall in Lebanese pound currency and mounting economic hardships in Khaldeh, Lebanon March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

The risk of accidental war

Jeffrey Feltman and Adam Cooper

The Mediator's Studio

Thursday, March 4, 2021

File photo dated December 23, 2018 of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (also known as MBS) attends a graduation ceremony for Saudi airforce officers at King Faisal Airbase in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. A US intelligence report has found that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the murder of exiled Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. The report released by the Biden administration says the prince approved a plan to either "capture or kill" Khashoggi. Photo by Bandar Al Jaloud - Royal Palace / ABACAPRESS.COM

How should the US respond to Mohammed bin Salman’s role in Khashoggi killing?

Bruce Riedel and Adrianna Pita

Monday, March 1, 2021

Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama speaks to media after attending Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, RCEP, meetingheld via video conference on Nov. 15, 2020. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Trading places: America, Japan, and regional trade

The Asia Chessboard

Monday, March 1, 2021

Johannesburg, South Africa - December 21, 2013: Johannesburg began as a gold-mining settlement. Today it is one of the world's leading financial centers, the economic & financial hub of South Africa

US policy toward Africa, with Landry Signé

The President's Inbox

Thursday, February 25, 2021

People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping speaks during the 75th annual U.N. General Assembly, which is being held mostly virtually due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., September 22, 2020. United Nations/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Democratic and competitive multilateralism

Bruce Jones and Alan S. Alexandroff

Summit Dialogue

Monday, February 15, 2021