China

What Will the State Look Like in an Era of Ecological Disaster?

What Will the State Look Like in an Era of Ecological Disaster? What Will the State Look Like in an Era of Ecological Disaster?

Hobbes for an age of accelerated climate change.

Jun 21, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Alyssa Battistoni

Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate

Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate Why We Need a Wider Foreign-Policy Debate

The establishment consensus has failed. Citizen intervention can change that.

Jun 20, 2018 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel

US Navy Pacific Ocean

The United States Is Pushing Toward War With China The United States Is Pushing Toward War With China

The decision to change the name of US forces in the Pacific is more than symbolic—it’s a threat.

Jun 19, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

Xi Jinping

While Trump Trashes US Allies, China Seizes the Future While Trump Trashes US Allies, China Seizes the Future

“Rising powers build roads, not walls.”

Jun 12, 2018 / Federico Rampini

Chinese naval officer stands next to rocket launcher

Is a Modern Chinese Navy a Threat to the United States? Is a Modern Chinese Navy a Threat to the United States?

China’s rising presence in the Indian and Pacific oceans has far-reaching implications for our world order.

Apr 9, 2018 / Alfred W. McCoy

Trump China Tariffs

How Should Progressives Respond to Trump’s Trade Tantrums? How Should Progressives Respond to Trump’s Trade Tantrums?

The country needs a real industrial policy that helps everyone.

Apr 6, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage

The Pentagon

The Pentagon Is Making Plans That Could Bring On Disaster The Pentagon Is Making Plans That Could Bring On Disaster

The Cold War is back, and with it comes tremendous risk of escalation and confrontation.

Apr 3, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

Trump China Tariffs

The Threat of a Trade War Is Overblown―Real War Is Far More Likely The Threat of a Trade War Is Overblown―Real War Is Far More Likely

America’s trading partners will probably just wait for Trump to move on to his next distraction—which could be a shooting war.

Mar 28, 2018 / Mark Weisbrot

Steel-worker

Here’s Why Labor Should Resist Trump’s Tariff Here’s Why Labor Should Resist Trump’s Tariff

It will have little economic effect but will add more bellicosity to a world already overdosing on it.

Mar 14, 2018 / Doug Henwood

Putin Annual Address

The New Cold War Is Here—and Now 3 Major Powers Are Involved The New Cold War Is Here—and Now 3 Major Powers Are Involved

The world contains more potential flash points than ever before.

Mar 8, 2018 / Michael T. Klare

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