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March 22, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Are Americans Turning Isolationist?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Much like talk of Mark Twain’s death, claims that Americans are turning their back on the world are…

The sun as viewed disappearing beneath the horizon.

December 29, 2023

2023 in Review
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2023

Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.

Sunset

December 12, 2023

Indo-Pacific
How Washington’s Budget Fights Are Affecting Three Critical Pacific Island States

Washington is in the process of concluding new agreements with the three Freely Associated States (FAS): the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of …

Pacific Island leaders and U.S. President Joe Biden stand outside the White House on a red carpet with national flags behind them.

September 12, 2023

China
The Role of U.S.-China Competition in Global Health Aid

The United States and China are competing to offer health aid to nations in the South Pacific.

A soldier stares at a white U.S. Navy ship with a red cross.

April 24, 2023

COVID-19
Breaking Down the Barriers: A Call to Drop the Forty-Eight Hour PCR Test Requirement for Inbound Travelers to China

China’s maintenance of the forty-eight hour pre-departure PCR testing requirement has been primarily driven by geopolitical considerations rather than public health concerns.

A traveller waits for PCR test to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as he arrives at the Hong Kong International Airport, in Hong Kong, China February 21, 2022. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

March 13, 2023

Cybersecurity
Russia’s War Against Ukraine is Catalyzing Internet Fragmentation

After its invasion of Ukraine, concerns flared over a decoupling of Russia from the global internet. This has not materialized, but we may be witnessing the start of a more fundamental fragmentation …

The logo of Russia's state communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, is reflected in a laptop screen.

March 1, 2023

Foreign Policy
Academic Webinar: U.S. Strategy in East Asia

Chris Li, director of research of the Asia-Pacific Initiative and fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, leads the conversation on U.S. strategy in E…

Play Map photo of East Asia