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China's military does not yet have the ability to pull off an amphibious assault against Taiwan in the face of U.S. intervention—but that will likely change, warns a new Task Force.
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Beijing has tightened its grip on Hong Kong in recent years, dimming hopes that the financial center will ever become a full democracy.
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Beijing has tightened its grip on Hong Kong in recent years, dimming hopes that the financial center will ever become a full democracy.
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Beijing has tightened its grip on Hong Kong in recent years, dimming hopes that the financial center will ever become a full democracy.
Get the background on Hong Kong's status and tensions with China:
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Far-right violence is considerably more common, and far more lethal, than attacks from the far left, writes
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@RenewingAmerica
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Despite its current self-image as a brave defender of the West’s freedom against Russia’s imperialist aggression, Ukraine has in fact made little progress in consolidating democratic rule since it gained independence in 1991, writes Thomas Graham.
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After years of talks to revive the arms control pact, Washington and Tehran appear poised to agree on an informal, interim deal.
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The 5 Rs
@amyklobuchar
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Restoring American leadership
Repairing our alliances
Rejoining international agreements
Responding appropriately to global threats and challenges
Reasserting American values
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Even before the pandemic, it was estimated that nearly 1/3 of Belt and Road countries would be unable to repay their loans to China. A
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Task Force report explains what China’s doing about the debt.
#BeltandRoadResponse
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Slavery is universally prohibited by national and international laws, but more than 40 million people continue to be enslaved worldwide. Explore the root causes and human toll of modern slavery:
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The U.S., Canada, EU, and UK announced coordinated sanctions against China for its treatment of Uyghur Muslims.
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Where does
@PeteButtigieg
stand on foreign policy? We asked him 12 questions on topics ranging from Afghanistan to trade. Here's how he responded:
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"The treatment of the Uighurs in China is unacceptable, and we need to be a part of the chorus of voices across the world calling the situation out for what it is," responded
@AndrewYang
to our questions about his foreign policy.
Read all his answers:
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Going forward, it will be important for the United States to support accountability for those responsible for grave human rights violations perpetrated by all sides in the Tigray conflict, writes
@CFR_Africa
's Michelle Gavin.
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"If a state’s first obligation to those it governs is to provide for their security and maintain a monopoly on the use of violence, then Nigeria has failed," argue
@JohnCampbellcfr
and Robert Rotberg in
@ForeignAffairs
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The return of outright hostilities in Tigray last month has prompted more intense international efforts to get a peace process on track in Ethiopia, writes
@CFR_Africa
's Michelle Gavin.
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Last week, the United States declared that China is committing crimes against humanity and genocide against Uighurs.
Get the background on what's happening in Xinjiang:
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"The treatment of the Uighurs in China is unacceptable, and we need to be a part of the chorus of voices across the world calling the situation out for what it is," responded
@AndrewYang
to our questions about his foreign policy.
Read all his answers:
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CFR's
@stevenacook
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@Enes_Kanter
. Watch:
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Taiwan has been governed independently of mainland China since 1949, but Beijing asserts that there is only “one China” and that Taiwan is part of it. Now, the relationship is under stress.
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We asked
@BetoORourke
12 foreign policy questions on topics ranging from the Iran Deal to Venezuela. Here's how he responded:
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Three years ago, Abiy Ahmed came to power with promises of peace. Now, reports of killings and sexual violence have come out of Tigray, Ethiopia’s northernmost region.
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China indicates that it will aim to buy $20 billion in U.S. farm goods in the first year of an initial deal. But if the trade war hadn't started, China’s 2020 purchases would have exceeded $27 billion, writes
@BennSteil
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The worst may be yet to come in Ethiopia, says Michelle Gavin.
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What does abortion law look like around the world?
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Between 800,000 and 2 million Uighurs and other Muslims, including ethnic Kazakhs and Uzbeks, have been detained in China's Xinjiang province since April 2017. Here's what to know about the crackdown:
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"Migration across the Western Hemisphere has surged not because U.S. immigration or border policies or their enforcement has weakened, but because a series of crises have destabilized Latin America and the Caribbean," writes
@WillGFreeman
for
@TIME
.
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In Vietnam, one of the first countries to impose a national mask mandate, no new cases of community spread were reported for 99 straight days.
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Three years ago, Abiy Ahmed came to power with promises of peace. Now, reports of killings and sexual violence have come out of Tigray, Ethiopia’s northernmost region. Here’s what to know about the crisis.
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After just ten months of a trade war with China, subsidies to farmers are set to drain over $25 billion from U.S. coffers for damage done to date, writes
@BennSteil
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Join us tomorrow for a conversation with Afghan National Security Advisor
@hmohib
and
@Predata
's
@james_shinn
.
Watch it here ⤵️
#CFRLive
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The Kurds are one of the world's largest peoples without a state, making up sizable minorities in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Their history is marked by marginalization and persecution.
Learn more about the Kurds ➡️
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The U.S. needs a new national strategy to avoid losing its edge to China in technology and innovation, warns a new CFR independent Task Force.
#KeepingOurEdge
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Here's what to know about Hong Kong's political status, and its tensions with China today.
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"That is not just an election-cycle threat; it’s pretty much a 365-days-a-year threat," said
@FBI
Director Christopher Wray about malign foreign influence in a conversation with
@RichardHaass
.
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Nine months after fighting erupted in the northern region of Tigray, Ethiopia is going from bad to worse, writes Michelle Gavin.
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Italy's decision to leave the Belt and Road Initiative highlights skepticism about the benefits of joining China’s infrastructure project, as well as an emerging consensus among European nations that China should be treated as a rival, writes
@DavidMSacks1
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