Pakistan has announced its nomination of President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, crediting him with averting a major conflict in South Asia at a time when the U.S. leader is contemplating intervention in the Middle East. “The Government of Pakistan has decided to formally recommend President Donald J. Trump for the 2026 Nobel…
There is a lot of discussion in Washington and Beijing about the implications of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, but no clear consensus on how AI advances will impact how the world’s two leading powers relate to each other. In the following collection of short essays, Brookings scholars from different disciplines offer their forecasts on…
Speaking in the crowded rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building that his supporters stormed just four years earlier in an effort to return him to power, President Donald Trump appeared to declare war on all that came before. His fiery second inaugural address on January 20 was far from ahistorical, however. Rather, it channeled the…
American foreign policy specialists are being pushed to appear more hawkish towards China than they actually are because of professional and social pressures, a new survey has concluded. It said there is “a degree of pluralistic ignorance in the foreign policy community, where people overestimate the level of consensus, inflate the level of threat, and…
President Joe Biden issued a warning to the rebel groups that toppled the decades-long Assad regime, insisting the U.S. would help ensure “stability” in the wake of the government’s collapse. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country as rebel forces moved into the capital city Damascus overnight Saturday, with reports that he found safe haven…
China has imposed sanctions on 13 American companies in retaliation for the latest U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, amid tensions between Washington and Beijing over the self-ruled island. The United States last week authorized two defense packages worth $385 million for Taiwan, including spare parts for its fleet of F-16 fighter jets and support for…
Chinese President Xi Jinping laid down red lines during his talk with American counterpart Joe Biden, in what’s being viewed as a message for the incoming Trump administration. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, in Lima, Peru, on Saturday for their third and likely final meeting. Xi’s…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peruvian counterpart Dina Boluarte on Thursday inaugurated a new $1.3 billion mega port in Peru’s coastal city of Chancay that was built and funded by Chinese shipping giant Cosco. While taking part in the ceremony virtually with Boluarte, Xi lauded the venture as a gateway connecting Asia and Latin America…
The United States will face “dangerous consequences” if it presses on with growing military aid to Ukraine rather than backing a proposed Russian settlement that would see Moscow take over swathes of territory, the man serving as Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s top diplomat for 20 years said in exclusive responses to Newsweek questions. Well over…