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China's Belt and Road Initiative serves as a sweeping urbanization project that aims to draw the world closer to Chinese markets and political influence.

By providing Kyiv with tangible security guarantees, Moscow would be made to understand it will never determine Ukraine’s future.

When it comes to sustained US support for Kyiv, "gloomy is probably the right word to describe what's happening," says Ivo Daalder.

The past two years have seen the most conflicts of any time since the end of the Second World War, Paul Poast writes.

The time has come for Washington to use its military support to help put Israel on a better path to peace, Elizabeth Shackelford argues.

"The war is more a reflection of change in the international system, such as rising multipolarity, rather than a cause of change," Paul Poast argues.

Despite Washington and Beijing’s apparent satisfaction with the meeting, the tensions at the heart of the relationship show no signs of abating, Paul Heer writes.

When applied to water management systems, smart city solutions only reinforce existing processes while making transformative change seem unnecessary.

The US public's perception of China has changed significantly since Xi Jinping took office, Craig Kafura says.

"It will take years of continued improvements to rebuild American confidence and trust in China," Craig Kafura says.