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Banning the Horseless Carriage

Banning the Horseless Carriage

Bernie Sanders wants to outlaw artificial superintelligence. The risks he points to are real—but the answer to a powerful new technology is regulation, not prohibition, and China has no intention of pausing.

John Aziz 19 Sep 2026 · 10 min read

Reasons to Leave China

The Chinese Communist Party cannot and will not accept that its time in the sun has passed. But the public knows.

Aaron Sarin 31 Aug 2026 · 7 min read

ChineseMarines in dress uniform marching in formation during Beijing's Victory Day military parade.

The Pacific's True Rogue State

Beijing just launched a nuclear-capable missile into the South Pacific Nuclear-Free Zone and called it routine. It was not.

Aaron Sarin 15 Jul 2026 · 7 min read

Aerial view of GettyImages-1543006498.jpg showing rows of abandoned, unfinished luxury mansions divided by a dirt road in a dusty, ghost-town development.

China’s Last Moonshot

China’s ghost cities are like a mocking glimpse of the Chinese century we were told to expect, and for which we are still waiting.

Aaron Sarin 23 Jun 2026 · 5 min read

Soldiers in camouflage stand at attention as an American flag waves on a pole.

China Is Ready for the Next War. America Is Not.

What radar and jet propulsion were to World War Two, robotics and artificial intelligence will be to the next war between great powers.

Brian Stewart 18 May 2026 · 6 min read

Zhou Enlai and Richard Nixon toast with small glasses at a formal Chinese banquet table; Nixon wears a Western suit, Zhou a grey Mao suit with a red pin.

Nixon Was Right

After all these years, the Communist Party is still handcuffed to its American rival, and it is unable to break free.

Aaron Sarin 28 Apr 2026 · 10 min read

Donald Trump's head and shoulders are visible as he walks in a breeze. Dark jacket, dark background.

Trump, Tehran, and the China Calculus

The CCP will certainly take advantage should Iran turn into a major distraction for the US.

Aaron Sarin 24 Mar 2026 · 7 min read

A US war cruiser on the ocean launches a rocket attack. Fire, smoke, and an ascending rocket.

A Strike Against Beijing

Operation Epic Fury is not just about Iran.

Aaron Sarin 6 Mar 2026 · 7 min read

Statue of Thucydides centered between American and Chinese soldiers, with their national flags behind them against a muted textured background.

Power Beyond Realpolitik

In geopolitics, moral culture shapes whether influence is experienced as leadership or domination, cooperation or coercion.

Scott Atran 28 Feb 2026 · 8 min read

General Zhang Youxia, smiling, in dress uniform, shakes the hand of Vladimir Putin, who wears a suit and tie.

The Fall of Zhang Youxia

A septuagenarian loyalist may be facing execution for the crimes of caution and professionalism.

Aaron Sarin 30 Jan 2026 · 8 min read

Protester holding placard reading “Greenland belongs to” with cartoon face and heart symbol, during a street demonstration with flags.

Risky, Costly, and Extremely Cold

Any invasion of Greenland would be a logistical nightmare with no economic upside.

Sean Welsh 22 Jan 2026 · 9 min read

Japanese and Chinese leaders shake hands before Japanese and Chinese flags during a formal diplomatic meeting.

Stranded in History

China’s over-reaction to a measured remark about Taiwan made by the Japanese prime minister is an attempt to move the Overton Window.

Aaron Sarin 19 Jan 2026 · 8 min read

Shanghai Lujiazui global financial district at sunset with golden sunshine.

Broken China

The Chinese economy is a picture of mismanagement, wasted opportunities, and decline.

Milton Ezrati 12 Dec 2025 · 5 min read

Two suited men in separate outdoor close-ups, both looking ahead against blurred urban backgrounds.

Island of Spies

The British establishment is experiencing a schism over China policy and approval of a controversial new embassy.

Aaron Sarin 5 Dec 2025 · 9 min read