09/14/2025
China, India, and the United States in a Multipolar World
Despite competing interests in their outreach towards the Global South, which both countries have historically seen themselves as the leader of, both the Indian and Chinese publics largely believe that more economic and political importance will shift to the developing world as the 21st century progresses.
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Empires Age Like Dynamite
The result across Southeast Asia is hedging, a strategy of trying to exist between the United States and China that inadvertently thwarts their ability to decouple and maintains economic integration.
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The Cost of Disengagement: How Serbia Became China’s Strategic Win in Europe
In this context, China offers what appears to be a fast and uncomplicated route to progress. Yet, the long-term consequences of such choices are often profound, locking countries into corrosive financial arrangements, weakening public accountability, and shifting the balance of political alliances.
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To Take Gaokao or Not To Take Gaokao
While Gaokao remains the last hope for many Chinese families of low socioeconomic status, the new generation is keeping their options open for different paths to prepare for a stronger future.
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U.S. Think Tanks Need Less Confrontational Thinking on China
In short, the so-called "insufficient capacity for a protracted war" argument by U.S. think tanks reflects a cognitive bias and strategic shortsightedness that views U.S.-China relations through a confrontational mindset.
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