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Foreign Affairs | Whereas Beijing had spent years identifying where it could squeeze Washington hardest and then built the capabilities to do so, the United States was not ready to exploit the anxieties that keep China’s leaders up at night—even though there is no shortage of them.........
Financial Times | There is an alluring logic to hitting pause until the US is strong enough to prevail. But the Trump administration is repeating a familiar mistake in betting that backing off will produce reciprocal restraint.........
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute | On this episode of Reaganism, Wess Mitchell discusses his new book "Great Power Diplomacy," which explores the role of diplomacy in strategic statecraft throughout history...........
Foreign Affairs | If it focuses on consolidation, the United States has a historic chance to regain its bearings as a great power and prevail in a sustained competition with China, the most powerful adversary in U.S. history.
Imprimis | Diplomacy is an instrument of strategy that great powers use to survive and gain an advantage in competition with other powerful states...........
The Interpreter | The three uncomfortable truths that Australia needs to confront about the gap between perception and reality...........
Foreign Policy | Ignore the critics. The logic of consolidation that defines the new National Security Strategy is eminently sensible.......
Washington Post | The island is making leaps in military spending and acting with greater focus than ever before........
Princeton University Press | Wess Mitchell analyzes the history of diplomacy, and provides an urgent reminder of why we need to revive its lost art in a dangerous era of great power competition...........
War on the Rocks | America’s crippling strikes against Iran’s nuclear program in June have created a narrow window to avoid a strategic nightmare: namely, fighting China, Russia, and Iran all at once.........