Today’s global system is effectively built around two superpowers — the United States and China. Almost every major political, economic, ...

Xi Jinping is eliminating the people who might be willing to say no to him.

Key Points and Summary - America and China tell grand stories about external threats—carrier fleets, alliances, missiles—but the most decisive constraint on both powers is internal: debt. -China’s ...

In recent weeks, Western audiences encountered two starkly different portraits of China’s economic model. In his book “Breakneck,” tech analyst Dan Wang argues that China is an “engineering state” ...

“Xi Jinping himself – ideologically and politically – was committed to a form of totalitarian rule. And he was skillful enough, ruthless enough to bring it about.” During China’s reform and opening ...

Thirteen years after Xi Jinping ascended to the top of China’s leadership hierarchy, observers in Washington remain deeply confused about how to assess his rule. To some, Xi is the second coming of ...

The Chinese Communist Party fuses military and civilian cyber capabilities with coercive influence over private firms to embed vulnerabilities, preposition access, and compromise foreign technological ...

The current time is one of deep reflection for African nations. We stand at a crossroads, filled with potential yet constantly grappling with the ghosts of fragmented development and recurring ...