In the early 1980s China’s admission that it was still only in the “initial stage of socialism” was an ideological bombshell, The Economist observes. It allowed China to introduce capitalism… Read more »
Americans overwhelmingly view China as a “competitor” or an “enemy” to the United States, rather than a “partner.” And it appears that most U.S. adults do not think that their country is… Read more »
As Ukraine defends its right to self-determination and freedom, it has become a symbol of the fight between democracy and dictatorship and has renewed the importance of democracy as a… Read more »
The Biden administration has made a final decision to exclude the governments of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the Summit of the Americas, people familiar with the matter said,… Read more »
A new ASPI report demonstrates that in the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, social media posts by Chinese diplomats on US-owned platforms almost exclusively blamed the US, NATO and the… Read more »
The goals of Russia’s invasion keep getting smaller. But its depleted military is still failing to make major advances, and time is on Ukraine’s side, Josh Holder, Marco Hernandez and Jon Huang write for… Read more »
The Ukrainian people’s resistance to Russia’s invasion has stirred the unity of the democratic world and showed “that freedom must be fought for,” Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the World Economic… Read more »
Like Ukraine, the post-Communist countries that joined the E.U. and NATO in the 1990s and 2000s have experienced interference in their domestic politics, energy policy blackmail and disinformation campaigns coming from Russia, but their… Read more »
Following the re-election of Hungary’s Viktor Orban for a fourth consecutive term as prime minister last month, the European Parliament released a draft report characterizing Hungary as a ‘hybrid regime of… Read more »
Donors and implementers of international development programs increasingly emphasize the goal of self-reliance: working with local partners in a way that builds capacity and ensures sustained results toward a country’s development… Read more »