FOCUS ON MANAGING COMPETITION WITH CHINA
China’s rise in a rapidly changing world presents a challenge that only strategic, patient, firm coalition diplomacy can meet successfully.
BY SUSAN A. THORNTON
A trade agreement with China will be good news in the short term, but the path to lasting improvement in the relationship, as well as political success for President Trump, is a narrow one.
BY WILLIAM A. REINSCH
To reach a new understanding with Beijing, we need to appreciate China’s history—and the worldview and expectations that motivate its leaders.
BY PHILIP A. SHULL
Statesmanship and creativity are needed as Washington and Beijing renegotiate a relationship that is too big to fail.
BY HENRY M. PAULSON JR.
A sampling of the ups and downs over the past century.
FEATURE
In Washington’s diplomatic community, fashion and diplomacy go hand in hand.
BY MARTHA THOMAS
MESSAGE FROM THE HILL
BY REPRESENTATIVE ANN WAGNER
PERSPECTIVES
Passing the Baton
BY BARBARA STEPHENSON
Reforming State’s Personnel System Could Work This Time
BY RONALD E. NEUMANN
The Paris Waiter: A Life Lesson
BY JOHN TREACY
AFSA NEWS
Like a Rock
BY KENNETH KERO-MENTZ
