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The Future of US-China Relations

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Earlier this week, the G-20 summit opened in Indonesia, during which the long-awaited meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping...

Adding to the American Cycle

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The votes for the U.S. midterm elections are just about counted. Democrats are delighted they didn’t lose as much as they expected to, and...

Negotiations

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The United States has asked Ukraine to be open to negotiations with Russia, according to a report that was likely carefully leaked by U.S....

Dark Reflections on Travel

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Meredith and I left Austin on Oct. 20 and went to The Citadel, where I lectured intelligence experts on intelligence. From there we went...

The Valdai Club

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Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the Valdai Club, a Moscow-based think tank where serious matters are discussed, and where Russian policy...

Hu Jintao

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An extraordinary thing happened in China at the final meeting of the party congress over the weekend. Hu Jintao, the previous president of China,...

Around the World in 25 Days

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As I write this, my wife and I are preparing to take the world’s largest commercial airplane, the double-decker Airbus A380, for a flight...

Still a Unipolar World

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In recent weeks, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the United States is trying to impose a new world order, one designed to control...

Not Just Another UN Vote

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The hope that Franklin Roosevelt had for the United Nations was never fully realized. Nations have their interests, and they are not about to...

A New Command for the Same War

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A few days ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to replace the military commander in charge of the Ukraine war with Gen. Sergei Surovikin,...

Reviewing ‘Blind Spot’

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I was invited to review a book written by Jon Clifton titled “Blind Spot: The Global Rise of Unhappiness and How Leaders Missed It.”...

What Is Russia Thinking??

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The reason for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was clear: Moscow wanted strategic depth. Nothing Russia has done since, however, has been clear. The military...
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