Xi’s biggest problem isn’t Taiwan

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What will Labor’s landslide mean for Australia’s foreign policy?

By Peter J. Dean

While Australian voters clearly rejected the Trump administration, both the country’s leaders and electorate still support close US ties.
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Xi’s biggest problem isn’t Taiwan

New Atlanticist May 6, 2025

Is Merz’s double-take chancellor vote a sign of things to come in Germany?

By Jörn Fleck and Jurek Wille

It took two rounds of voting in the Bundestag to elect Friedrich Merz chancellor, a sign of division unprecedented in modern German history.
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Xi’s biggest problem isn’t Taiwan

New Atlanticist May 1, 2025

Foreign policy was a hot topic in Canada’s election. Now it’s on Carney to make it last.

By Imran Bayoumi, Maite Gonzalez Latorre

The campaign is over. Now, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney faces several important choices, from how to increase defense spending to what a new relationship with the United States should look like.
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Charting an ambitious agenda for the United States and Europe for 2025 and beyond.

Xi’s biggest problem isn’t Taiwan

Inflection Points Today Feb 24, 2025

History’s clock is ticking (again) in Germany

Likely incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s election-night mention of the need for “independence” from Washington signals the stakes of this moment for Germany and Europe.

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Xi’s biggest problem isn’t Taiwan

New Atlanticist Feb 4, 2025

The next German chancellor must lead from the front, not the middle, on European security

By Rachel Rizzo, James Batchik

From support for Ukraine to defense spending, German leaders would be wise to take the phrase Führung aus der Mitte permanently out of their vocabulary.
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Xi’s biggest problem isn’t Taiwan

New Atlanticist Feb 19, 2025

Germany’s economy has gone from engine to anchor. Here’s what the next chancellor faces.

By Piotr Arak

Revitalizing growth in Germany’s economy, which appears increasingly mired in stagnation, will demand urgent action from the next chancellor.
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Inflection Points Today

Jan 12, 2024

Xi’s biggest problem isn’t Taiwan

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Frederick Kempe</span>

Taiwan's free elections expose the Chinese leader's challenges at home.

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Jan 12, 2024

2024 predictions: How ten issues could shape the year in Latin America and the Caribbean

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center</span>

How will the region ride a new wave of changing economic and political dynamics? Will the region sizzle or fizzle? Join in and be a part of our ten-question poll on the future of LAC.

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New Atlanticist

Jan 11, 2024

To support Guatemala, the US should send a high-level delegation to Arévalo’s inauguration

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">María Fernanda Bozmoski</span>

Imagine the power of two former presidents, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Guatemalan people.

Central America Democratic Transitions

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Jan 11, 2024

Charai in Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: The World in 2024 – Elections and the Demand for American Leadership

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Atlantic Council </span>

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In the News

Jan 11, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung quoted in The Stock Dork

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Wen-Ti Sung</span>

On January 10, GCH Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung was quoted in The Stock Dork discussing Taiwan’s delicate geopolitical situation ahead of the 2024 presidential elections.

Elections Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jan 11, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Senior Fellow Michael Schuman in the Atlantic: Beijing Won’t Allow Taiwan’s Democracy to Survive

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Michael Schuman</span>

On January 10, GCH Nonresident Senior Fellow Michael Schuman published a piece in The Atlantic on the sustainability of Taiwan’s democracy ahead of the 2024 Taiwan presidential election.

China Elections

In the News

Jan 11, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Leland Lazarus in Americas Quarterly: Guatemala Nears a Pivotal Moment on Taiwan

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Leland Lazarus</span>

On January 10, GCH Nonresident Fellow Leland Lazarus and Ryan Berg published an article in Americas Quarterly discussing Taiwan’s relationship with Guatemala following the election of Bernado Arévalo as Guatemala’s president.

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Jan 11, 2024

EU aspirations and Russian realities: Georgia at the geopolitical crossroads

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Zviad Adzinbaia</span>

2024 is shaping up to be a crucial year for Georgia’s EU aspirations. This could have implications for the wider region, while also challenging Russia’s own imperial ambitions in Georgia and beyond, writes Zviad Adzinbaia.

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In the News

Jan 10, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung Quoted in Japan Times

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Wen-Ti Sung</span>

On January 9, GCH Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung discussed the results of the latest polls for Taiwan’s upcoming presidential election with the Japan Times.

China Elections

In the News

Jan 10, 2024

Global China Hub Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung Featured in NBC

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Wen-Ti Sung</span>

On January 9, GCH Nonresident Fellow Wen-Ti Sung spoke to NBC News about Taiwan’s upcoming election being an opportunity for Taiwan to balance its position between the US and China.

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