With patience wearing thin in both the United States and China, the prospects for improvement in the bilateral relationship seem to be diminishing by the day. But only by understanding the forces that brought the two powers to this point can we begin to anticipate what might come next.
reviews four recent books examining the past and present of Sino-American relations.
Long ReadsFeb 19, 2021Iqbal Dhaliwal & Samantha Friedlander
point out that people will always be left behind without targeted, evidence-based interventions.
Insider InterviewFeb 17, 2021Bill Gates interviewed by Connie Hedegaard
about what needs to happen to mitigate the planet's climate crisis before it's too late.
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In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a process of deglobalization that was already underway, exposed deep disparities in the quality of governance around the world, and cast a shadow of anxiety across all societies. Even more ominously, recovering from the crisis will require a political stability, policy coherence, and international cooperation on a scale not witnessed in years.
