Tag: Diplomacy

  • Countering China’s Economic Might

    China’s economic heft presents unique challenges that go well beyond traditional defense. According to the International Energy Agency, China’s investment in manufacturing has increased about 600% since 2005, and its share of value added in global manufacturing has almost tripled. As a result, China now generates one-third of global value added in manufacturing and has

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  • Center President Paul Saunders Speaks at Japan Institute of International Affairs

    On November 26, the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) in Tokyo held a forum on the direction of U.S. foreign policy under a second Trump administration. Topics included the Ukraine War, cross-strait relations, Japan-U.S. relations, and the nature of U.S. politics following the GOP’s trifecta of victories, having won the White House as well

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  • Afghanistan’s Qoshtepa Canal and Water Security in Central Asia

    The Center for the National Interest is pleased to present its latest report, Afghanistan’s Qoshtepa Canal and Water Security in Central Asia. Authored by Senior Fellow Andrew Kuchins and his colleagues, this report provides a comprehensive assessment of the Taliban’s ambitious canal project and its implications for regional stability, environmental sustainability, and U.S. foreign policy.

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  • The Ukraine War: Perspectives from Northeast Asia

    Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has important connections to and implications for Northeast Asia. Russia has relied upon China as a supplier and a market, and on North Korea as a source of weapons and increasingly of soldiers. Conversely, the United States has turned to its allies in Northeast Asia, like its allies in Europe,

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  • China’s Trajectory: Up or Down?

    In the wake of the forthcoming presidential election, the incoming administration will begin to develop policy toward China. U.S. perceptions of China’s capabilities and intentions provide an essential foundation for American strategy and policy. Since strategy and policy are oriented toward not only the present, but also to the foreseeable future, U.S. assessments of China’s

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