Andrew Lebovich, ECFR
Covid placed a pause on the formal renewal of relations between Europe and Africa, but it has also brought new focus to old questions.
Nguyen Quang Dy, Yale Global
China’s aggression in the South China Sea poses an economic and security threat for nations with exclusive economic zones in that region along with their many trade partners. “To confront the danger, Vietnam openly begins cooperation with the Quad, ostensibly to manage the Covid-19 threat,” explains Nguyen Quang Dy, researcher, journalist and retired Vietnamese diplomat based in Hanoi. “Still, the United States, Japan, Australia and India formed the Quad in 2007... Читать дальше...
Frederick Kempe, Atlantic Council
It must be said plainly and repetitively, so that no one can miss the significance of this historic moment for the United States and its allies, who depend on its leadership.
Michael Hirsh, Foreign Policy
Neoconservatism has died, and liberal internationalism is discredited. Perhaps it’s time to return to the ideas of one of the last century’s greatest realists.
Lowy Institute
Kishore Mahbubani, National Interest
The Trump administration mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic and the death of George Floyd has raised the stature of China, which is now perceived as the more competent country in the world.
Shashi Tharoor, Project Syndicate
With the world's attention focused on the pandemic, Chinese troops have been establishing fixed positions in areas that even it considers to be on the Indian side of the disputed Line of Actual Control. The message is clear: China is now the region's preponderant power, and everyone else should fall in line.
Yashwant Sinha & Atul Thakur, The Hindu
India should take the lead in ending a deadlock that goes against the interest of bilateral ties with Nepal.
D. Blumenthal & N. Eberstadt, National Review
COVID-19 shows the dangers that the Western world ignored when it embraced the CCP imperial dynasty.
Abdulla Bin Rashid Al Khalifa, RealClearWorld
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As protests around the United States have expanded and evolved over the course of the last two weeks, we have covered tactical developments for our Threat Lens clients. Though some other readers may have perceived a lack of coverage, we wish to reiterate that we are not ignoring these historic events, but rather taking the time and effort the issue deserves to evaluate the broader geopolitical impacts of the social and political movements underway in...
Gordon Chang, Hoover
“Reunification is a historical inevitability of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” declared Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office in May, promoting the idea that Taiwan will be absorbed into the People’s Republic of China.
Rina Bassist, Al Monitor
The first phase of the tender for building the 5G wireless network in Israel has passed its deadline, with Chinese bidders apparently left out.
Read more: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/06/israel-us-china-g5-wireless-network-tender-communication.html#ixzz6OnnvIeJM
Roland Paris, Chatham House
The United States and its allies must agree on an approach to China with a clarity of purpose, resolve, and restraint. Because the China challenge will only grow over time.
Aidan Milliff, War on the Rocks
Are India and China on the path to war in the Himalayas? Or will recent tensions over their disputed border fade into history like dozens of other standoffs that were resolved diplomatically?
Alex Joske, ASPI
Foreign interference and the Chinese Communist Party’s united front system.
Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
China’s pride and paranoia are a dangerous mix for the world.
