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Is the WTO the Worst of Both Worlds for U.S.-China Tech Competition?
As the Biden administration reconsiders the role of industrial policy in the U.S. economy, it will need to ask whether the United States should follow WTO rules even if it believes they cannot be enforce... -
It Is Time to Stop Looking for a Reset With Russia
Common interests and shared values are necessary for durable bilateral relations—and the United States shares neither with Russia. -
ChinaTalk: Bo Xilai and How Xi Learned from the Chongqing Model
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Belfast Tinderbox: Why Loyalists Are in the Streets This Spring
Protests and riots in response to the new post-Brexit customs border have raised fears about renewed sectarian violence. -
The Whitsun Reef Incident and the Law of the Sea
How should observers make sense of the various accounts of an incident in the South China Sea? -
Sanctioning Russia for SolarWinds: What Normative Line Did Russia Cross?
The United States has just sanctioned various Russian entities in express response to the SolarWinds Orion exploit campaign. But what normative line, if any, is the U.S. saying that Russia crossed? -
The Importance of ‘Biological Destruction’ in Responsible Coverage of Xinjiang
While the common understanding of “genocide” focuses on mass killings, international law embraces “biological destruction” as a form of genocide. Euro-American coverage of the Xinjiang crisis often fails... -
ChinaTalk: 'Invisible China': How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise
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Lawfare Live: China’s Recent Aggression Against Taiwan
Join us for a discussion about China’s recent provocation of Taiwan and its implications for the U.S.-Taiwanese relationship. -
Recent Supreme Court Rulings on the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
Two recent Supreme Court rulings could be consequential for the interpretation of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. -
Al-Qaeda After Ayman al-Zawahiri
Despite rumors of bin Laden's successor's death, the organization remains resilient. -
Chinese Social Media Cancels Companies Over Xinjiang Cotton Boycott
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