A Late Thanksgiving for Turkey
The US is withdrawing from Syria and Turkish President Erdogan has an unprecedented opportunity to seek regional dominance.
Detention vs Detention
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, Canada puts an ankle monitor on Meng Wanzhou, and China kicks back. Also, the Politburo meets.
We Were On a Break!
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, there was a Huawei Storm amid the trade war truce.
Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, we look at the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires — and designer babies.
China and the Kerch Strait
The crisis in the Kerch Strait between Russia and Ukraine gives China a chance to portray itself as a moderate, mature superpower.
Tantrums, Terror and Talks
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, the APEC meeting, the terror attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi and India-China border talks dominated the headlines.
Sea of Thorns
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, the Asian summit season begins as the South China Sea remains a thorny issue, and there are rumbling in the Pacific.
What Will India Do About Iran?
The US Sanctions against Iran are kicking in. But India needs the oil. So what happens next?
Sell in China
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, Xi asks the world to Sell in China, and has a good phone call with Trump.
The Xinjiang Playbook
To blunt criticism about its policies in the Xinjiang region, the Chinese Communist Party has adopted a set of measures ranging from denial to opinion management.
Managing the Economy
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, the newsletter covers the “two unwaverings,” China’s new security vision, the ASEAN-China drills and much more.
A Southern Tour
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, Xi works on boosting confidence as the economy stumbles.
Russia and India: Geopolitics Wins, Again
The recent talks between Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi took place amid much bonhomie. But there was a limit to how much either side could achieve.
The Re-Education
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, the US pushes back against China’s “state-sponsored repression, surveillance, indoctrination and brutality.”
A New Nuclear Stalemate
Deterrence has evolved over the years. Advances in technology are now more critical than the size of arsenals.
A Stealthy Grain of Rice
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, criticisms from the US, a big hack and relations with South Asian countries dominated the headlines.
China Adjusts to US Belligerence
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, Trump escalates, as opportunities open up for India and Australia.
Democracy Strikes Back in the Maldives
The surprise defeat of the authoritarian Yameen is good for the Maldives — and for Indian interests.
Of Complicated Relationships
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. The long term effects of the trade war, Sino-Pakistan ties and the World AI Conference dominated headlines.
An East Wind Brews
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, pancake diplomacy, India’s ‘wily’ diplomacy and treatment of ethnic Uighurs dominated headlines.