NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, US Permanent Representative to NATO Ambassador Matthew G. Whitaker, and Leslie Vinjamuri convene in Iowa to discuss the future of the alliance and what it means for Americans at home.
The US and China may not want a war, but could they end up in one anyway? International relations historian Odd Arne Westad explains why he sees echoes of the years before World War I and the “warning” they hold for today.
Reports that Xi will forgo addressing the United Nations General Assembly ahead of his meeting with Trump in Washington raise uncomfortable questions about the role of multilateral institutions under great power compacts.
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Can the US and China Avoid the Mistakes of 1914?
The US and China may not want a war, but could they end up in one anyway? International relations historian Odd Arne Westad explains why he sees echoes of the years before World War I and the “warning” they hold for today.
Will China Fill the UN Leadership Gap?
Reports that Xi will forgo addressing the United Nations General Assembly ahead of his meeting with Trump in Washington raise uncomfortable questions about the role of multilateral institutions under great power compacts.