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. 

What does China want from the global economy? As leaders gather for this year's Summer Davos meeting, The Economist's Simon Rabinovitch explains what Beijing is trying to achieve and why the world is paying attention.

With Washington prioritizing deal-making over competition, Beijing’s confidence is growing—and the risk of miscalculation is rising. Could China use America’s time-out from strategic competition to surpass it economically, technologically, and geopolitically?

Trump and Xi are meeting in Beijing to try to reset US-China relations at a moment of growing instability. Oriana Skylar Mastro breaks down China’s ambitions and what could come next.

Is every move against China strengthening the US—or is it just making us weaker? Jessica Chen Weiss breaks it down.

The Iran war is presenting the greatest test yet of the limits of America's power in an increasingly multipolar world.