June, 2022

• 12 June

  The Middle East Isn’t Toeing the U.S. Line on the War in Ukraine

  

  The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought some clarity to regional realignments and strategic partnerships in the Middle East, with the changing relationship between the United States and the oil-producing members of the Gulf Cooperation Council in particular coming into sharp focus. War has a tendency to cause states to …

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• 12 June

  What We’ve Already Learned From the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

  

  For several months now, much of the U.S. and European foreign and security policy community’s attention has been riveted to the Russia-Ukraine border, where more than 100,000 Russian troops remain massed and equipped for a potential invasion. Most of the internal debates in the West during this time have focused …

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• 12 June

  The War in Ukraine Will Complicate U.S.-China Relations Even More

  

  It has not even been three months since Russia invaded Ukraine, and it remains far from clear as to when and how this conflict will end. Nevertheless, a robust discussion is already underway over the potential impact of Moscow’s aggression on U.S. foreign policy toward China as well as on …

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• 12 June

  The U.S.-China Competition Comes to the Pacific Islands

  

  With the first visit in four decades by a U.S. secretary of state to Fiji and plans to open an embassy in the Solomon Islands reportedly in the works, Washington officially announced its “return” to the Pacific Islands this past weekend. “It is about building a free and open Indo-Pacific, …

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• 12 June

  The West Should Stay Focused on Geoeconomic Rivalry With China

  

  As China leveraged its state capitalist model to become a global superpower, it increasingly challenged the market-oriented basis of the liberal economic order founded by the United States and its allies 75 years ago. When this competition between the Chinese and Western economic systems gained steam in the 2010s, the …

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• 12 June

  Biden Should Think Big on the U.S.-EU Trade Agenda

  

  When U.S. President Joe Biden participates in his first summit between the United States and the European Union tomorrow in Brussels, he should keep the focus on the big picture. While easing bilateral irritants would improve the tone of relations in the short term, the real test will be whether …

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• 12 June

  The U.S. Must Raise the Stakes for Sudan’s Coup Leaders

  

  The United States is currently faced with multiple international crises that are occupying much of Washington’s attention, but it should not lose sight of events in Sudan. Since last October’s military coup, millions of people across the country have taken to the streets week after week to show their determination …

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• 12 June

  The U.S. Needs a ‘Big Idea’ to Frame Its Middle East Policy

  

  The U.S. hasn’t “quit” the Middle East, notwithstanding the frequent complaints of its regional partners. But Washington has clearly scaled back its engagement in the region, especially in military terms, from its peak during the first decade after 9/11. This shift in the U.S. role has generated rancorous debate. Washington’s …

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• 12 June

  Libya Will Put Washington’s New Peacebuilding Strategy to the Test

  

  By any definition, Libya is a so-called fragile state and a high-priority challenge for international security. Since 2011, it has been wracked by repeated cycles of internal division and proxy warfare. It is a key node of arms smuggling and human trafficking, and a feeder of violence, conflict and human …

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• 12 June

  China’s Imminent Precarious Era Of High Inflation

  

  The study of economic growth is mandatory for those who pay attention to the economy, and that is precisely what we at ANBOUND are doing. As early as 2013, we conducted a study on China’s economic growth through information analysis methods. The conclusion is that China’s economic growth cannot continue …

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