Competition has come to characterize the relationship between the United States and China. The two powers are even at odds about how to redefine relations and how to control disputes. An Gang, a scholar with the prestigious Tsinghua University, suggests the two sides sit down for discussions before a new narrative acceptable to both and the world emerges.

At the center of the relationship between Russia, China, and the U.S. is global security. Cooperation between these three countries may safeguard the world during peril. Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute, dives into this trilateral relationship and its consequences.

China and the United States have announced a deal, to unify their leadership for the good of the planet. At COP26, envoys Xie Zhenhua and John Kerry — who worked together toward the Paris Agreement in 2015 — say they will create the frameworks and standards to breathe new life into global action. This is an expression of what the world's two largest economies can achieve for humanity — not only for the planet, but in addressing today's major challenges.

The trilateral relationship between the U.S., European Union, and China is finding its feet as priorities shift in a fragile global landscape. Solving debt burdens, addressing youth unemployment, and harmonizing development within the region will be important steps forward — while maintaining trade that relies on the Indo-Pacific area. Leonardo Dinic, advisor to the CroAsia Institute, speaks in this video.

Many Europeans are feeling left out as a global pivot to Asia continues, not knowing where they fit in a different global future — and concerned for their own national interests. That's the view from Leonardo Dinic, an analyst for the Private Debt Project, and advisor to the CroAsia Institute. In this video, he offers ideas on where he thinks Europe should center its focus.

For many years, Zhou Bo served in China's People's Liberation Army, earning the rank of senior colonel — and earning a reputation for his expertise in military affairs. Now he brings that insight to his current role at Tsinghua University and the Centre for International Security and Strategy.

Fomer American military leaders warn that a broken military communications system heightens the risk of conflict with China, and even war. Crisis management is important, agrees Zhou Bo, a retired senior colonel in China's People's Liberation Army, who now serves as senior fellow at Tsinghua University's Centre for International Security and Strategy.

The U.S.-led withdrawal from Afghanistan this summer triggered a new wave of soul-searching, as chaotic scenes broke out in and around Kabul's international airport. The "forever war" may have ended — but what future is there for the people left behind?