In a letter sent on Monday to Kurt Campbell, the U.S. National Security Council’s top Asia official, Reps. Katie Porter and Raúl Grijalva demanded the appointment of a presidential envoy to manage the talks, which hope to renew deals formally known as the Compacts of Free Association. State and Interior […]
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China Wants to Join the Trade Pact Once Designed to Counter It
At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit last November, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Beijing was giving “positive consideration” to the agreement. Meanwhile, over the past year, Chinese officials have been consulting with select CPTPP members while studying the detailed provisions at home. China has officially launched its bid to […]
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China Is a Declining Power—and That’s the Problem
Why do great powers fight great wars? The conventional answer is a story of rising challengers and declining hegemons. An ascendant power, which chafes at the rules of the existing order, gains ground on an established power—the country that made those rules. Tensions multiply; tests of strength ensue. The outcome […]
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Big Questions for the Quad
If you would like to receive Situation Report in your inbox every Thursday, please sign up here . Here’s what’s on tap for the day: The White House gears up for the Quad summit , the Biden administration’s revolving door begins whirling, and the State Department looks to beef up […]
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Senior journalist picked up from him home: Pakistan
KARACHI: Press freedom in Pakistan is detreating rapidly with time. This time Senior journalist, columnist and an active member of struggle for the press freedom in the country, Waris Raza was picked up in the early hours by Pak government and released after evening. The Pakistan Federal Union of […]