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A view of stores and markets ahead of their closing time on January 5, 2023, in Islamabad, Pakistan, after the government decided to close stores at 8:30 p.m. to conserve energy as economic woes mount. (Muhammed Semih Ugurlu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Fragile State of Pakistan

Aparna Pande

Research Fellow, India and South Asia

Aparna Pande

Jan 25, 2023

Commentary

8 Min Read

President Volodymyr Zelensky appears on a giant screen during his remote address to the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on May 23, 2022. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Frailty behind Europe’s Triumphalism over the Ukraine War

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jan 23, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - NOVEMBER 26: Chiang Wan-an, Taipei mayoral candidate of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), celebrates his victory in local elections on November 26, 2022 in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan holds local elections to appoint mayors, councillors and magistrates in several counties on Saturday. The local elections are a litmus test for the popularity of the ruling DPP as young candidates including the grandson of Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Wan-an, seek to turn the tide. (Photo by Louise Delmotte/Getty Images)

Chiang Wan-an, Taipei mayoral candidate of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), celebrates his victory in local elections on November 26, 2022, in Taipei, Taiwan. (Louise Delmotte/Getty Images)

Commentary

Republic of China’s 2024 Presidential Race Shaping up as Referendum on Communist China

Abby Fu

Former Research Fellow

Abby Fu

Jan 22, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

Participants at a session of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 17, 2023. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Davos Crowd Sees Republicans as the Enemy

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jan 18, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

Podcast

China Insider #5 | The PRC's Pandemic Chaos, the Reopening, and What to Expect from the 118th Congress

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Wilson Shirley

Former Media Fellow, China Center

Miles Yu & Wilson Shirley

Jan 10, 2023

Podcast

A Cosco Shipping container ship prepares to dock at Yantai, China, on December 29, 2022. (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Commentary

China Bids to Rule the Commercial Waves

Christopher R. O’Dea

Adjunct Fellow

Christopher R. O’Dea

Jan 9, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

Senator Tom Cotton at Hudson Institute's 2022 Herman Kahn Award Gala in New York, New York, on December 11, 2022.

Commentary

The World According to Tom Cotton

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Jan 2, 2023

Commentary

1 Min Read

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Japan H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida in Tokyo

Narendra Modi and Fumio Kishida meet in Tokyo, Japan, on September 27, 2022. (Flickr)

Commentary

India and Japan Will Play a Decisive Role in 2023

Satoru Nagao

Fellow (Nonresident)

Satoru Nagao

Dec 31, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger delivers remarks during an award ceremony hosted by the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon honoring him for his years of distinguished public service May 9, 2016. Dr. Kissinger was presented with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.(DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)

Henry Kissinger accepts the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service at the Pentagon on May 9, 2016. (US Secretary of Defense via Flickr)

Commentary

Kissinger Sees a Global Leadership Vacuum