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How to Save the Postwar Order
Michael J. Mazarr @MMazarr
May 6, 2022
Foreign Affairs
For the last decade or so, debate has raged among scholars and policymakers about the significance of the post–World War II, rules-based international order. Is it a feeble myth, or is it a powerful influence on state behavior? Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the global response to it has put these competing claims into sharp relief.
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China
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Book Review: 'Isolating the Enemy' by Tao Wang
Timothy R. Heath
Apr 27, 2022
Pacific Affairs
In his book, Isolating the Enemy: Diplomatic Strategy in China and the United States, 1953–1956, Dr. Tao Wang reviews key moments in the diplomatic strategies of China and the United States between 1953 and 1956. Although the book illuminates fascinating aspects of the period's diplomatic history, it unfortunately does not offer much insight into the reasons for the relative success of these contrasting strategies.
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International Diplomacy
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Is There a Future for Multilateralism?
Rafiq Dossani
Apr 4, 2022
South China Morning Post
The rise in the use of informal arrangements and the proliferation in the use of regional arrangements have weakened multilateral institutions. Multilateralism's failure, if it happens, could raise significant challenges on how to address global public issues.
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Russia
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Insights on Russia's War in Ukraine, Global Citizenship, Vaccination Equity: RAND Weekly Recap
Mar 25, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on Russia's war on Ukraine, medication treatment for patients with opioid use disorder, promoting global citizenship in America, and more.
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China
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Shaping China's Ambitions
Michael J. Mazarr @MMazarr
Jan 24, 2022
9DASHLINE.com
Managing a rivalry with a regionally ambitious, globally engaged peer competitor of China's economic heft and technological sophistication will be one of the most profound strategic tests the United States has ever faced. A major lesson from its last global rivalry is that mistaken impressions about the nature of the rival and the character of the rivalry can create momentum for dangerous policies.
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International Diplomacy
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Avoiding a New Surge of Regime Change
Michael J. Mazarr @MMazarr
Dec 8, 2021
Modern War Institute at West Point
As competition with China in the developing world heats up, the United States need not repeat the sad legacy of the Cold War with a surge of new efforts at covert regime change and harassment. Instead, America could maximize the systemic advantages it has long enjoyed, meet reformist leaders and movements in the developing world on their own terms, and trust the long-term appeal of American norms and values.
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China
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What Xi Jinping's Communist Party Valedictory Speech Can Tell Us About His Conception of China and Its Role in the World
Scott W. Harold
Jul 7, 2021
The Hill
In a recent speech, Chinese President Xi Jinping laid out a vision of his country's future. Xi's remarks were full of imagery of righteous struggle against foreign oppressors. What can this tell us about where he sees China's relationship with the world heading?
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Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
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Difficult Choices in the Race to Innovate and Compete
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein
Jun 21, 2021
The Hill
Senate passage of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act recognizes the fierce competition across the globe for leadership in key technology areas. The potential for such a momentous national investment in resources and attention brings with it options and choices for policymakers to consider.
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North Korea
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An Economic Blueprint for North Korea
Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_
Jun 4, 2021
The National Interest
It would be simplistic to think that developing detailed blueprints for economic development in North Korea could on its own cut through decades of conflict and mistrust, triggering political and economic reform. But by expanding the terms of the debate it might move the needle on peace.
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Globalization
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Shared Prosperity: The Crying Need for Inclusive Globalization
Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_
Feb 23, 2021
United Press International
The disaffection of a wide swath of the American population has been linked to the political polarization of the country, as well as its divisive tendencies. While globalization is not the only reason for this disaffection, it is an apt lens through which to view the revolt against elitism, expertise, and changing demographics.
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Globalization
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Humility and Limits
Michael J. Mazarr @MMazarr
Feb 9, 2021
Lowy Institute for International Policy
When it spurns global institutions and norms and throws its considerable military weight around, the United States destroys its greatest competitive advantage—the prized role as the hub of a predominant network of global power.
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Globalization
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Lead from Behind
Michael J. Mazarr @MMazarr
Feb 9, 2021
Lowy Institute for International Policy
Support for a reformed rules-based order may be the cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy. But the word “reformed” is crucial in that statement. The U.S. approach to strengthening global order will have to change in ways that will sit uneasily with the expectations and habits of the world's leading power.
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International Diplomacy
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The Lost Generation in American Foreign Policy
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins, Gabrielle Tarini @gabbytarini
Sep 15, 2020
The Hill
Throughout the 55 years following World War II, successive U.S. administrations racked up major foreign policy successes at an average rate of about once a year. Since 2001, the pace of foreign policy achievement has fallen to once every four years. The result has been a lost generation in American foreign policy.
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Globalization
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America's Declining Global Influence, COVID-19 and Schools, Pardoning Snowden: RAND Weekly Recap
Sep 11, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on America's declining status on the world stage, why schools need long-term plans to address COVID-19, what Shinzo Abe's resignation means for the U.S.-Japan alliance, and more.
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Russia
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Why Russia Struggles to Feed Its Great-Power Addiction
William Courtney @courtneywmh, Howard J. Shatz @HowardJShatz
May 11, 2020
The National Interest
Russia has become less cooperative and pursued more autarky in recent years. If Moscow continues this path of resisting globalization, it could be left behind.
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Globalization
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Why COVID-19 Will Not Stop Globalization
Raphael S. Cohen
Apr 13, 2020
Lawfare
Commentators have predicted that the outbreak will upend how we think about the flow of people and goods across borders and leave a markedly different world in its wake. But while COVID-19 will change the mechanics of globalization, it will likely not spell globalization's death knell.
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