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The U.S. Department of State recently released a report outlining a new strategy for policy regarding China. In this five part series, Director of Policy Planning, Peter Berkowitz outlines the Elements of the China Challenge. For more, go to www.state.gov/eofcc
Good morning, it’s Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. Today is the 174th anniversary of Iowa statehood. In all that time, oddly, the Hawkeye State hasn’t learned how to properly tabulate presidential votes. It’s true that part of the problem earlier this year was caused by meddling politicians in Washington, D.C., although, if you think about it, that’s a theme with broader application. In any event, the Feb. 3, 2020, Iowa caucuses fiasco was a harbinger of chaos to come. Today is also the anniversary of Europe’s deadliest earthquake, which claimed 100,000 Sicilian lives in 1908. And it’s the...
The debate over what China wants and why Beijing acts the way it does continues. The Center for the National Interest recently hosted a panel of experts to discuss China's foreign policy. The transcript of the event can found below. More than a half-century ago, George Kennan published an analysis of the sources of Soviet conduct that helped to shape US policy toward Moscow throughout the Cold War. More recently, the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff – an organization that Kennan founded and led – published an analysis of 21st-century Chinese conduct meant to provide the underp...
The Sources of Chinese Conduct: A Debate Recently, the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff published an analysis of 21st-century Chinese conduct meant to provide the underpinnings for a new American approach to contending with Beijing’s growing might. Did they get it right? What is the nature of our competition with China? And what should we be aiming for? A recent panel examined these questions. More than a half-century ago, George Kennan published an analysis of the sources of Soviet conduct that helped to shape US policy toward Moscow throughout the Cold War. More recently, th...
The Cold War with China has begun December 11, 2020 (JNS) — Not long before a virus born in China began spreading around the globe, destroying lives, devastating economies, and, oh yes, shutting down the Washington social scene, I attended an elegant, off-the-record dinner hosted by a well-funded think tank of the libertarian persuasion. The guest of honor, a senior figure in the Trump administration, excused himself before dessert, citing pressing matters of state. At that point, a distinguished professor from a prestigious university held forth, posing a question to those around the ...