In Portland and beyond, city and national leaders respond very differently to protests. This explains why. Thomas Ogorzalek - July 26, 2020 City leaders want to keep their denser geographies peaceful and productive. Rural and national leaders, not so much.
The U.S. has dialed up the rhetoric on Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea Todd H. Hall - July 24, 2020 The verbal escalation of this dispute may make it harder to find offramps
Beijing increasingly relies on economic coercion to reach its diplomatic goals Gloria Xiong - July 23, 2020 Here’s why this type of retaliation may turn out to be more symbolic than powerful
Four things to know about the U.S. decision to close the Chinese consulate in Houston Jessica Chen Weiss and Elizabeth N. Saunders - July 22, 2020 Trump administration’s latest move could make it harder to repair the U.S.-China rift
Last week’s Twitter hack could have been much, much worse Heather Williams - July 21, 2020 Governments need to prepare for hackers trying to start a war — leading to escalation by tweet
Trump-era racist rhetoric makes Chinese students in the U.S. less supportive of democracy Yiqing Xu and Jennifer Pan - July 17, 2020 Here’s what our research found.
How China’s new national security law will hobble Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement Maggie Shum - July 13, 2020 Protesters and candidates face new risks
Do U.S. policing programs help boost the militarization of foreign police forces? Benjamin Kenzer - July 10, 2020 Joint police/military training is a feature of some U.S.-funded programs.
Trump’s decision to pull U.S. out of WHO will boost China’s influence Yanzhong Huang - June 22, 2020 The organization will probably look to Beijing for funding and leadership support.
Why are China and India skirmishing at their border? Here’s 4 things to know. M. Taylor Fravel - June 2, 2020 India is close to completing a major upgrade of border roads