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When a Trade War Becomes a Food Fight

Aligning APEC Beyond Trade Turmoil

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Lights Out? Wargaming a Chinese Blockade of Taiwan

Strengthening Resilience in Taiwan

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Golden Dome for America: Assessing Chinese and Russian Reactions

CRINK Security Ties: Growing Cooperation, Anchored by China and Russia

Tech Competition

Strategic Trajectories Assessing China’s Space Rise and the Risks to U.S. Leadership

Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang on Securing U.S. AI Leadership

Geopolitics

Chinese Buoys Near the South Korea-China PMZ

CRINK in 10 Charts

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How Foes Can Defeat a Common Enemy: U.S.-China Collaboration to Combat Ebola

Tom Bollyky, CFR: China will not fill the gap “as the dominant actor in global health security exits the stage.”

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Hong Kong Isn’t Mainland China: Let’s Try to Keep It that Way

How China and Russia Facilitate North Korea’s Human Rights Abuses

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The Electric Vehicle Playbook for Emerging Markets

Power Moves: How China’s Energy Investments Provide Durable Influence in South America

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In China’s Orbit: Beijing’s Space Diplomacy in the Global South

China is using its dual-use space industry to lock in long-term influence across the Global South, creating strategic, economic, and security dependencies that will shape the future balance of power in orbit.

Digital Report by Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, and Aidan Powers-Riggs — January 15, 2026

CRINK in 10 Charts

China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (CRINK) are increasingly cooperating to challenge the United States and global governance. These 10 charts showcase how China and Russia anchor CRINK cooperation and how the war in Ukraine has accelerated CRINK alignment. 

Commentary by Brian Hart, Bonny Lin, Maria Snegovaya, and Mona Yacoubian — November 24, 2025

State of Play

Are U.S. tariffs bringing India and China together?

Rick Rossow & Henrietta Levin join Will to discuss China-India rapprochement, Trump’s tariffs, & U.S. implications.

Podcast Episode by Will Todman, Henrietta Levin, and Richard M. Rossow — September 4, 2025

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