Unpacking the China-Russia Alliance, Encouraging Trends in Central Asia, and More

December 16, 2019

As the United States settles in for a protracted period of great power competition, Michael O’Hanlon and Adam Twardowski take a look at what geopolitical factors are bringing China and Russia together—for now.

Nearly 30 years ago, the countries of Central Asia emerged from decades of Soviet domination with the difficult task of governance ahead of them. The World Bank’s Lilia Burunciuc and Ivailo Izvorski outline a series of encouraging developments, along with opportunities for growth in the region.

“[Impeachment] has enormous implications for those working on the president’s national security policy, among others. I witnessed that up close and directly in the Clinton administration, and what I saw indicates that we could now be facing a very dangerous moment for our country,” writes Bruce Riedel.

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