East German nostalgia, groupthink on China, and more.
Weekend Reads
May 27, 2023
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What Helen Andrews Gets Wrong About Communism
by Jacob Heilbrunn
For Andrews, East Germany serves as a prop for her wider assault on the state of Western liberalism. Read it here.
What "Refugees" Are We Welcoming?
by Nayla Rush
The process for selecting refugees to be resettled in the United States has long seemed unfair. One couldn’t have expected that the selection process would get even more arbitrary. Read it here.
Washington Is Suffering From Policy Capture, Not Groupthink, on China
by David M. McCourt
Misdiagnosing the contemporary China debate as groupthink rather than policy capture matters because it leads to inappropriate solutions. Read it here.
China's "Blue Dragon" Strategy in the Indo-Pacific Makes America and India Restless
by Patrick Mendis
As China expands upon the seas, India may find its traditional middle-path foreign policy is a luxury it can no longer afford. Read it here.
Does America Have Summit Syndrome?
by Rachel George
The Biden administration has made a tilt toward summitry a hallmark of its agenda. But do summits work? Read it here.