Diplomacy & International Relations

The Struggle to Pacify Syria’s Foreign Legions

(Crisis Group) Some 5,000 foreign fighters who helped topple former President Bashar al-Assad’s regime are still under arms in Syria, presenting a lurking problem...

Decade of Policy Support Drives Quantum Breakthroughs

(Sunny Cheung - The Jamestown Foundation) A decade of increasingly specific policy direction in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)—Five-Year plans, Ministry of Industry...

A ‘New Beginning’ for Xi’s Assimilationist Agenda

(Arran Hope - The Jamestown Foundation) The Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law creates statutory obligations that will lead to more comprehensive enforcement of...

China and Climate: China Restricts Fuel Exports, Solar Exports Surge

(Mia Beams, Angus Soderberg - Council on Foreign Relations) In March, China instructed its top diesel and gasoline exporters to halt all fuel exports,...

The U.S.-China Trade Relationship: What’s Behind the Competition?

(Council on Foreign Relations) The United States and China, the world’s two biggest economies, are facing considerable trade tensions, with implications for the global...

Beyond Taiwan, a ‘Decent Peace’ at the Trump-Xi Summit

(Michael Froman - Council on Foreign Relations) U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping just wrapped up their long-awaited summit. Expectations were...

Beijing Reacts To Panama Setbacks

(Matthew Fulco - The Jamestown Foundation) Since 2025, Panama has pushed back against the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) influence in its region by...

Hybrid Warfare Reflects Convergence of Terrorism and Great Power Competition

(The Soufan Center) Russia and Iran have increasingly utilized disposable non-state actors in attacks across Europe to pursue their broader state objectives while outsourcing...

The problem with the US power-sharing plan for Libya

(Karim Mezran, Dario Cristiani - Atlantic Council) Even as it continues negotiations over the Iran war, Washington has also been—somewhat surprisingly—at the forefront of...

Latest articles