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May 16, 2023
Biden, Modi Seek to Deepen Their Bonds, But Geopolitical Friendships Have Limits
By Josh Boak and Ashok Sharma
Like many geopolitical friendships, things are complicated between the world's largest economy (the U.S.) and its most populous nation (India).
May 11, 2023
The US and Japan as G7 Champions of Health and Democracy
By Kazuyo Kato and Mark P. Lagon
Washington and Tokyo can contribute conclusively to global governance in the service of peace, prosperity, and pluralism.
May 09, 2023
How the APEC San Francisco Summit Can Set the Tone for US Engagement in Asia
By Justin Kwan
The U.S. should focus on developing a roadmap for cooperation to enhance regional security, promoting people-to-people partnerships, and serving underrepresented communities in international trade.
May 09, 2023
China Tells US to ‘Reflect Deeply’ Over Downturn in Ties
By Associated Press
China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang met U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns for a discussion of the “icy” relationship.
May 05, 2023
Latin and South America Are a Key to the United States’ Critical Minerals Puzzle
By Sam Howell
The U.S. depends on China for critical minerals, the backbone of the digital economy and modern military power.
May 05, 2023
Middle Eastern Countries Are Rebalancing Relations With the US and China
By Dale Aluf
Gulf states aren’t choosing China over the U.S., but rather weaning themselves away from overdependence on Washington by engaging with a variety of other partners.
May 03, 2023
How China Became a Wedge Issue Amid the US Debt Ceiling Nail-Biter
By Jiachen Shi
Both Democrats and Republicans have tried to use the specter of China to justify their own budget plans.
May 02, 2023
Biden Hosts Philippine President Marcos, Hails ‘Ironclad’ Relations
By Sebastian Strangio
The White House summit applied a seal to a year of remarkable advances in U.S.-Philippines relations.
May 01, 2023
Proposed US Legislation Seeks to End Foreign Government Intimidation of Diasporas
By David Whitehouse
Congress is moving to introduce legislation that would empower the U.S. government to tackle the growing phenomenon of transnational repression.
April 28, 2023
What Vietnam Needs from America: Lessons from a Past Alliance
By Khang Vu
What Hanoi needs from its relationship with Washington depends overwhelmingly on the state of China-Vietnam relations.
April 27, 2023
US to Dock Nuclear Subs in South Korea for First Time in 40 Years
By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, and Zeke Miller
The planned dock visits are a key element of the “Washington Declaration” issued during President Yoon’s U.S. visit in a bid to deter a North Korean attack.
April 25, 2023
American Prisoner in China Appeals to Basketball Star Brittney Griner for Help
By Peter Humphrey
Like Griner, Nelson Wells Jr. was imprisoned on flimsy drug charges without a fair trial. After nine years in a Chinese prison, he is hoping a new legal strategy can bring him home.