Joseph S. Nye, Professor, Harvard University
Feb 12, 2018
The evidence is clear. Donald Trump’s presidency has eroded America’s soft power. Only 30% of people recently polled by Gallup in 134 countries held a favorable view of the United States under Trump’s leadership, a drop of almost 20 points since Barack Obama’s presidency.
Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Feb 09, 2018
Washington’s current Asia-Pacific strategy is financially unsustainable. Instead of trying to organize a containment system, Washington should focus on advancing its few serious interests, such as freedom of navigation. Otherwise the U.S. should step back and leave China’s neighbors free to respond to whatever they believe necessary.
Tao Wenzhao, Honorary Member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Fellow, CASS Institute of American Studies
Feb 08, 2018
Dividing the world into camps of “free societies” and “repressive regimes”, and proposing to collaborate with countries of similar values to deal with “repression”, sends a message that threatens to split the international community.
Sun Chenghao, Fellow, Center for International Security and Strategy of Tsinghua University; Visiting Scholar, Paul Tsai China Center of Yale Law School
Feb 07, 2018
The U.S. now tries to expand the problems, increasing the geographical competition and threats. This may drag China-U.S. relations into treacherous waters.
Franz-Stefan Gady, Associate Editor, Diplomat
Jan 26, 2018
When debating possible U.S. limited strikes on North Korea, let us not forget the inherent unpredictability of war.
Sun Chenghao, Fellow, Center for International Security and Strategy of Tsinghua University; Visiting Scholar, Paul Tsai China Center of Yale Law School
Jan 18, 2018
How has US foreign policy changed under Trump? The most revolutionary part of Trump’s foreign policy in the past year is his attitude and actions towards global governance, multilateral regimes, institutions and agreements.
Wu Zurong, Research Fellow, China Foundation for Int'l Studies
Jan 09, 2018
The US National Security Strategy was very revealing.
Ted Galen Carpenter, Senior Fellow, Randolph Bourne Institute
Dec 13, 2017
Worries proliferated during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign that the election of Donald Trump would signal drastic changes in Washington’s foreign policy. Those fears proved mostly unfounded. However, Trump’s public affinity for several authoritarian regimes, regardless of their flagrant human rights abuses should concern all.
Douglas Paal, Vice President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Nov 07, 2017
US President Donald Trump is making his first official visit to Asia. The 12-day tour of five countries will focus on easing doubts about the reliability of the United States and its leader. Given the challenges and possibilities for the US in Asia, that is an unambitious goal.
Su Jingxiang, Fellow, China Institutes for Contemporary International Relations
Oct 09, 2017
Trump’s “America First” strategy is really not that different from the self-serving strategy the US has always pursued.