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G20 Summit: Leaving West to Deal With Crises, China Focuses on Positives

François Godement August 30, 2016
China’s vision for global order and skill at managing global economic affairs will be on display at the G20 Summit in Hangzhou. Other nations attending may expect answers on pressing concerns, from war in the Middle East and the refugee crisis to territorial disputes in the nearby South and East China Seas. “As the host country, China has engineered impeccable rhetoric and goals that are hard to...

Modi Throws Down Gauntlet to Pakistan and China

Harsh V. Pant August 25, 2016
India and Pakistan have battled over territory since winning independence in 1947. Efforts by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ease tensions over the past two years have hit a wall as terrorism backed by Pakistan continues in Kashmir. Meanwhile, Pakistan tightens relations with China. Efforts for peace came to a standstill after Pakistan hailed Burhan Wani – a rebel commander who fought...

Emails Reveal How Foundation Donors Got Access to Clinton and Aides at State Department

Rosalind S. Helderman, Spencer S. Hsu and Tom Hamburger August 23, 2016
The Clinton Foundation’s website, transparent about the source of its donations, lists names of major foreign donors including those from Australia, Saudi Arabia and Sweden. The website also insists that “Secretary Clinton was not involved in the work of the Foundation when she was serving as Secretary of State.” A release of an aide’s emails suggest that foundation donors and representatives did...

China Sheds Pretense of Peaceful Rise

Frank Ching August 23, 2016
China is intent on being the dominant, central force in Asia and recognized as such by the international community. China’s rise may be taking more time than some might have expected soon after the Great Recession ravaged advanced economies of the West. The United States and Europe bounced back with political and economic influence, and an international court's ruling on the South China Sea...

What Role for Global Governance?

Kemal Derviş August 22, 2016
Increasing interdependence among countries, combined with the ability for individuals or businesses to relocate to countries with few regulations has led to calls for more global governance. Disparate rules, such as when nations balk at reducing reliance on coal, have cross-border implications. Global challenges require global coordination, notes Kemal Derviş, vice president of the Brookings...

China Warming to New Cold War?

Kor Kian Beng August 22, 2016
Most Asian nations resist taking sides between China and the United States. The phrase “new Cold War” has been bandied about since July after a ruling by the Arbitral Tribunal at The Hague in favor of the Philippines over claims in the South China and China Sea and an announcement that the United States would deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system in South Korea. “Since...

We Won't Trigger Article 50 Until After 2017 – and That Means Brexit May Never Happen at All

Denis MacShane August 19, 2016
United Kingdom leaders are in no hurry to trigger action on Article 50 or begin formal negotiations to separate from the European Union. No planning has started. Likewise, other countries will hold back on negotiating new trade deals with the UK until a detailed understanding of separation is reached. “No-one in Europe wants to ‘punish’ Britain but no EU leader dare deny his or her own citizens...