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David W. Wang

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The winner of the US-China rivalry won’t be the strongest. It will be the least broken

The winner of the US-China rivalry won’t be the strongest. It will be the least broken

Twenty years ago, Americans asked about China the way one asks about a fast-rising newcomer: How big a market will it become, and how much can the...

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David W. Wang

Eleven nations, zero trust: The great BRICS delusion

Eleven nations, zero trust: The great BRICS delusion

BRICS was formed to counterbalance the G7. While the G7 holds its annual summit in May, BRICS holds its own each September. This past weekend, leaders...

15.09.2026 8

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Beijing built the world’s greatest AI cage. Now it’s trapped inside

In 1994, China connected to the global internet for the first time. Thirty-two years later, the country has built the largest online population on...

10.09.2026 5

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Why Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin wish they had America’s problems

Every nation has problems. That much is banal. What is not banal is the nature of those problems — and that distinction is the real dividing line....

02.09.2026 10

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David W. Wang

Trump is setting himself up to fail in Iran for the same reason he won in Venezuela

Three recent major geopolitical confrontations teach a consistent lesson: overwhelming military power alone cannot produce the desired political...

24.08.2026 20

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China won’t get lucky twice: Why Trump’s Iran war may be Xi’s worst nightmare

When the George W. Bush administration launched the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq more than two decades ago, China found itself in an extraordinarily...

11.08.2026 20

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David W. Wang

Forget Cold War 2.0: The US‑China ‘hedging war’ has already begun

Is there a war going on between the United States and China right now? Yes — but not the kind we’re used to labeling. There is no hot war in sight...

04.08.2026 10

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David W. Wang

Will China mirror Iran’s Hormuz blockade strategy?

23.06.2026 20

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David W. Wang

What can Trump do about North Korea’s Kim?

09.06.2026 20

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The dagger at China’s heart: Korea’s eternal buffer in a new great power struggle

02.06.2026 20

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