A Matter of Trust: Unpacking the China-U.S. Dynamic
Some level of trust is needed for the two countries to overcome bilateral problems that are deep and difficult to resolve.
Jan 2, 2024
Xi-Biden Summit Raises Hopes
Washington and Beijing must reject confrontation and find a path toward constructive and cooperative engagement and relations for the long term in the national interests of both peoples.
Nov 22, 2023
Iran and Saudi Arabia in the New Era
This is what Iran and Saudi Arabia are rediscovering—that whatever their differences, what they have in common are even greater.
May 4, 2023
The State of the Sino-American Dynamic
Pundits and politicians in Washington tend to read Beijing’s actions as a test of will. From this perspective, anything China does probes the boundaries of the U.S. willingness to react; any reaction but the most extreme will convince U.S. opponents that it’s weak.
Feb 22, 2023
Do Sanctions Really Work?
When addressing regional and international issues, war and sanctions are not good options; dialogue and negotiation are the fundamental way out.
Feb 8, 2023
The Postponement of Blinken’s Visit and U.S.-China Relations
Washington’s Cold War mindset and bloc politics strategy is a dead end and negatively affects relations with China not to mention relations with the rest of the world.
Feb 7, 2023
Time for US to Make Overdue Corrections to Tariffs
If the U.S. is looking for a result-orientated policy, then it should seek to negotiate a win-win trade arrangement with China that can better attain access to its domestic market while removing the politically toxic Trump tariffs.
May 5, 2022
Trade War Is Still Hurting American Citizens
It is time for the U.S. administration to make the case to the American people that increasing tariffs or keeping them high – never a good idea – is economic malpractice in a time of record inflation.
Apr 11, 2022
Trade on Track
China considers the Sino-American relationship a win-win, not a zero-sum competition.
Apr 6, 2022
Evaluating the Xi-Biden Summit
Since the awful Anchorage meeting earlier this year after the new administration took power, Biden’s approach to China—which I’ve described as a ‘three-headed monster,’ i.e., compete, cooperate, and contain—has appeared tragically clear and doomed to fail.
Nov 30, 2021
Offensive Realism Acts Like a Porcupine & Smells Like a Skunk
Offensive realism smells like a skunk, but it acts like a porcupine. It is born and functions with a porcupine’s deep-rooted sense of insecurity and a tunnel vision.
Nov 11, 2021
Biden, China and Trade
Biden has the opportunity to commence negotiations designed to end the Trump trade war and eliminate its tariffs.
Nov 10, 2021