When U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet in Beijing this week, it will be a modern standoff with the unmistakable overtones of single combat. Summits are often less ...

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Over the course of a four-day tour, he admired the Gulf capitals’ “gleaming marvels,” cheered on their ambitious modernization plans, and showcased over $3 trillion in pledged Gulf investment and ...

Over the course of a four-day tour, he admired the Gulf capitals’ “gleaming marvels,” cheered on their ambitious modernization plans, and showcased over $3 trillion in pledged Gulf investment and ...

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VICTOR CHA is Senior Vice President and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Distinguished University Professor at Georgetown. From 2004 to 2007, he was Director for ...

MOHSEN MILANI is Professor of Politics at the University of South Florida, where he serves as Executive Director of the Center for Strategic and Diplomatic Studies. An expert on Iranian and Middle ...