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Xi’s Credibility Gap
The centralization of power in Xi Jinping’s hands leaves China’s economy without experienced experts to manage policy. As everything must be decided personally by the president, delays and about…
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The New Silk Road in the Shadow of War
While the war in Ukraine has brought China and Russia closer together, deepening the asymmetry between these powers to Moscow’s disadvantage, the implications of the conflict for China’s flagship…
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Xi and a Closed China
China has undergone profound changes during the past ten years. The time is gone when the “world’s factory” was preparing for the 2008 Olympics and its appearance as a new major global power on the…
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How to Use Economic Sanctions Wisely
Given the horrors of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the public’s support for sanctions has been strong. But, before tightening sanctions further or imposing them indefinitely, Western…
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How China Can End the War in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is in clear violation of principles that China has held sacrosanct for almost 60 years. There is no room for China to finesse that conclusion while remaining true to its…
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Streams Falling Into One River: A Threat to Democracy
The American political system is in the most serious crisis in decades, argue Ivan Hodac and Rüdiger Lentz in a double interview with Łukasz Pawłowski. The roots of this crisis go much deeper, they…
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Globalization: Made in China
We’re very glad to republish this article by Maurizio Sgroi that appeared in our Italian sister-journal Aspenia. China has its sights set on the future of globalization and is preparing to compete in…
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Mark Galeotti: Putin Is No Supervillain
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Butterflies, Dysfunctions and Political Power
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Beijing’s Bet on Expansion
