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US to Rebuild China Policy from the Ground Up
Amid growing calls for a new approach to the challenged posed by China, President Biden has initiated a policy rethink. Here’s what the new US posture might look like.
FLASH: COVID-19 Vaccine Global Update (2-23-2021)
Tracking the latest news surrounding the global COVID-19 vaccination effort.
Past is Precedent: Political Gridlock Tests State Institutions in Somalia
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s mandate has expired and no new elections are on the horizon. Has Somalia’s 2012 constitution reached its breaking point?
Strategic Commodities 2.0: Global Tantalum Supply & Demand
Next in our series on strategic commodities we examine tantalum, a conflict mineral with complex geopolitical ramifications for East Africa and beyond.
Will the Quad Give Way to the Quint?
If the ties binding the Quad together are a shared fear of China’s growing power in the region, then there’s no reason to believe it won’t become the Quint some day.
Report Warns of Fiscal Reckoning for Oil Exporters
A new report foresees an energy transition that’s faster and more difficult than many oil exporters are expecting.
Biden Shows Saudis the Exit in Yemen Civil War
But amid the total humanitarian and strategic disaster of Riyadh’s war policy, it will still be hard to walk through it.
French Retrenchment Sends the Sahel into a Spiral
The Sahel was a standout in volatility in 2020, and the security outlook is set to worsen amid signs of a French pullout.
Rise of a “Drone Superpower?” Turkish Drones Upending Russia’s Near Abroad
The proliferation of Turkish drones amongst Russian adversaries from Libya to Ukraine presents Moscow with a strategic challenge in its near abroad.
History Returns: US-China Relations Taking Shape under Biden
The Biden administration’s China policy is crystalizing, and the earliest indications aren’t terribly encouraging for Beijing.