As President Donald Trump eyes the exit in the Middle East, his critics have excoriated him for abdicating a strong U.S. role in the region and clearing a path for Russia’s dominance. Yet in their…
For all the acrimony in Washington today, the city’s foreign policy establishment is settling on a rare bipartisan consensus: that the world has entered a new era of great-power competition. The…
China has been busy rising, and an alarmedUnited Stateshas been busy repositioning itself. Neither shows much interest in what is arguably the most important test now confronting China’s leadership,…
Few countries commemorate historical milestones with the zeal of the People’sRepublic of China(PRC), and 2019 offers a bonanza of celebratory opportunities: 40 years sinceDeng Xiaopinglaunched…
Massive and sometimes violent protests have rockedHong Kongfor over 100 days. Demonstrators have put forward five demands, of which the most radical is a call for free, direct elections of Hong…
China’s economic strategy is no secret. In the short term,Beijingwill grow the country’s economy by manufacturing and exporting cheap, globally competitive goods. Over the longer term, it will build…
Until recently, American perceptions of Chinese technology tended to be either hopeful or dismissive. On the hopeful side, the information revolution was taken as a sure drive of greater freedom. …
At first, when demonstrators began spilling into city streets, citizens were surprised by their audacity and struck by their idealism, openness, and élan as they confronted the might of theChinese…
For five months,Hong Konghas seen waves of massive protests and violence in the streets. And for five months, the local authorities, with the backing ofBeijing, have responded in increasingly…
After rapid advances, the Yemeni rebel group is fortifying its positions along the vital maritime chokepoint, while intensifying pressure in southwestern Taiz, northern Lahj, and Marib
The American rapper's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' speech and the British singer's meek rebuttal sparked an uproar on social media
In an interview with Al Majalla, the UN Special Rapporteur says the backlash against her for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza reveals much about the current international order