Russia has traditionally viewed itself as the direct successor to Byzantium—a great Eurasian empire linking the West and the East. Control of Eurasia’s continental heartland is one of the main…
Tense economic disputes have escalated to violent confrontations in the past, and there is a legitimate fear that the budding trade war between the United States and China could trigger a…
The Trump administration’s ‘America First’ policies come at a critical time in the global economy. These bad policies will have adverse consequences in international trade. In the absence of countervailing…
China is pursuing one of the most significant projects in modern history: establishing itself as a preeminent global power. Four key pillars form this project: “waging great struggles, building…
The rains that drench southern Bangladesh will be starting soon in Cox’s Bazar, home to the world largest refugee camp. Some 570,000 Rohingya refugees are living in shacks made of…
A candle will hardly be noticed on a sunny day, but it will make all the difference if lit in the dark. This allegory holds particular relevance for the relationship…
Thirteen mass shootings in 18 years, 112 victims shot dead. While this may seem to describe contemporary America, it actually describes a late 20th-century period in Australia. The country’s final…
On February 22, the Brookings Institution Center for East Asia Policy Studies welcomed Dr. Eric Heginbotham as part of a panel to discuss U.S. extended deterrence in Asia, and the…
Over half of China’s 1.3 billion citizens are connected to the Internet. Ninety-five percent of these citizens access the web on their mobile devices, and China recently became the largest iPhone…
For many years, Tajikistan has been gravely affected by drug trafficking. At least 15-20 tons of opium and between 75 and 80 metric tons of heroin are smuggled into the country each…
