Articles

Russia’s Reaction to US-China Competition in Central Asia

Gunay Khalilova • Aug 1 2024 • Articles

The United States needs to clearly state the connection of Central Asia to its grand strategy, focusing on the foreign policy goal of engaging with the region.

The US-Iran-China Nexus: Towards a New Strategic Alignment

Toms Ratfelders • Aug 1 2024 • Articles

The restoration of the JCPOA provides the best bet America has for tackling the Chinese challenge to the US-dominated global hierarchy.

US-China Rivalry and the Future of Africa

Amara Galileo • Aug 1 2024 • Articles

African leaders must avoid exploitative agreements and focus on collaborative and mutually beneficial partnerships that are not laden with hidden costs and future economic burdens.

In Search of Food Security: US-China Hegemonic Rivalry in Africa

Lere Amusan and Samuel Chukwudi Agunyai • Aug 1 2024 • Articles

The US and China are more interested in establishing their influence, status, and prestige across critical sectors in Africa than boosting food security.

US China Competition in the Andean Region

Oscar Vidarte and Mayte Díaz Quichua • Aug 1 2024 • Articles

China’s growing influence in Latin America is becoming increasingly relevant for the United States, setting up a potential bipolar scenario in the region.

Cooperation or Competition: US-China Dynamics on Climate Change

Jiwon Nam • Aug 1 2024 • Articles

To be more efficient in climate cooperation, the United States and China should recognize their political and ideological differences and concede that cooperation and competition are not mutually exclusive.

The Prospect of Shared Hegemony Between the US and China in Addressing Displacement

Jaycee Scanlon • Aug 1 2024 • Articles

While US-China relations may be contentious in the international system, the non-competitive issue area of displacement presents an avenue for cooperation.

Rare Earths and Semiconductors in US Policymaking Amidst US-China Rivalry

Claus Soong • Aug 1 2024 • Articles

Even assuming China will soon emerge as a leader in the semiconductor industry, it is a smarter move to leverage US technological and strategic superiority to take preemptive measures.

Solidarity in a Hierarchical World? Rethinking the Ethics of Global Health Governance

Aida Hassan and Andreas Papamichail • Jul 27 2024 • Articles

Writing the pre-existing hierarchies of the international order out of our theorising risks reinscribing these hierarchies anew.

Opinion – China’s Worldview in the Petroyuan Era

Guan Kiong Teh • Jul 25 2024 • Articles

The end of the Petrodollar Accord and the potential rise of China’s Petroyuan in its place will cause ripples in the world order.

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