Xi Tries to Ride a Real-Estate Tiger, and We All May Get Mauled

Chinese President Xi Jinping in Hong Kong on July 1, 2022. (Photo by Yao Dawei/Xinhua via Getty Images)

China’s economic growth and property markets have not recovered since Xi Jinping’s intense COVID-19 lockdowns, and the turmoil could trigger a global debt crisis or encourage Xi to move against Taiwan, argue Senior Fellows David Asher and Thomas Duesterberg in The Wall Street Journal. Financial markets, central banks, and democratic leaders need to brace themselves as Xi pursues his foolhardy policies.

Virtual Event | The Implications of Speaker Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan

A US government plane carrying Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi takes off from Taipei Songshan Airport on August 3, 2022, in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan raises new questions about peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and US-China relations. Asia-Pacific Security Chair Dr. Patrick M. Cronin joins former National Security Advisor and Japan Chair Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster and Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs to assess the implications of the speaker’s visit and offer policy recommendations.

Don’t Fall for Beijing’s Spin on Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip

Chinese President Xi Jinping on a billboard-sized screen above Beijing on June 30, 2021. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images)

Conversation in the West about Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan focused on what America should or should not do, as if Chinese intransigence was normal or even accepted as a permanent feature in the region, writes Senior Fellow John Lee in The Australian. This way of thinking is not happenstance but was developed and encouraged by Beijing. 

Russia Can Still Be Defeated, But Time is Short

A destroyed tank of the Russian army is seen at Kukhari, Kyiv Oblast, on July 9, 2022. (Photo by Sergei Chuzavkov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The West should not conclude that Putin’s battlefield setbacks have been so severe as to deflect Putin from his goals in Ukraine, argues Senior Fellow Can Kasapoğlu in his policy memo. He gives policy recommendations for how the West can thwart Putin’s strategy and safeguard Ukraine’s independence.

Virtual Event | US Withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s Return, One Year Later

Taliban fighters stand guard in a vehicle along the roadside in Kabul on August 16, 2021. (AFP via Getty Images)

On the one-year anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, please join Hudson Institute for a panel discussion with Ambassador Javid Ahmad, Matin Bek, and Bill Roggio. Hudson Senior Fellow and former Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani will moderate the discussion.

BEFORE YOU GO...

During a Hudson Institute event, panelists Paul Thacker, Dr. Steven Qua, Justin Goodman, and Adjunct Fellow Tom DiNanno discussed what a congressionally mandated investigation into the origins of COVID-19 should look like in 2023. Senior Fellow David Asher moderated the event.