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Siberia and Central Asia are as central as Hong Kong and Taiwan to Xi Jinping’s “China dream.” If Xi adopts Vladimir Putin’s irredentist doctrine—as Russian security services fear the Chinese leader may—global stability could be at risk, warn Dan Quayle and Thomas J. Duesterberg in The Wall Street Journal.
President Donald Trump does not want a Gaza solution, a Syria solution, and an Iran solution—he wants a whole new regional order. With Gadi Taub on Israel Update, Michael Doran discussed the state of Israel’s wars, Saudi Arabia’s growing regional role, and what’s next for the Middle East.
US outreach to Kim Jong Un is poised to expand in the year ahead, and President Trump has long touted his good relationship with the North Korean leader. Diplomacy may not resolve tensions or halt Pyongyang’s nuclear development—but its absence or failure could make the Korean flashpoint even more dangerous, writes Patrick M. Cronin.
In a recent podcast appearance, Walter Russell Mead argued that energy diplomacy has become a crucial tool of modern statecraft. With hydrocarbon production on the rise across the Western Hemisphere, President Trump’s aim of derailing the push against fossil fuels and enhancing America’s influence in world energy markets looks poised to succeed, Mead writes in The Wall Street Journal.
With Japanese upper house elections looming, Tokyo still needs to strike a trade deal with the US to stave off tariffs. The extension President Trump recently granted will be crucial, argued William Chou on World Business Report.
Before you go . . .
President of Kosovo Dr. Vjosa Osmani Sadriu will discuss the crucial importance of American leadership for peace and stability in Europe tomorrow, July 10, at 1:00 p.m.
