China

Why AUKUS Matters

The deal is a belated response to the Chinese Communist Party’s mushrooming belligerence.

Aaron Sarin

20 Mar 2023 · 11 min read

The Nature of the Beast

Too many Western politicians continue to delude themselves about the character of Beijing’s regime.

Aaron Sarin

1 Mar 2023 · 10 min read

Beijing in Retreat

A plunging birthrate, deepening socioeconomic divisions, and the chaos produced by China’s failed Zero-COVID policy prove that Xi Jinping and the Party do not have the measure of the nation.

Aaron Sarin

28 Jan 2023 · 11 min read

The White Paper Revolution

China’s population has learned that its voice has real power.

Aaron Sarin

21 Dec 2022 · 13 min read

The Loneliness of the ‘Bridge Man’ Generation

China’s dissenters are isolated. But they are not as isolated as they once were.

Aaron Sarin

27 Nov 2022 · 9 min read

A Single Spark

In the age of the Internet, can the Sitong Bridge Warrior’s protest make a difference?

Aaron Sarin

26 Oct 2022 · 5 min read

China in the Age of Surveillance

China’s security apparatus may not be able to see into the minds of the people, but it can make their lives a misery in the attempt.

Aaron Sarin

25 Sep 2022 · 10 min read

The Road to Genocide

The Uyghurs have the potential to threaten China's national unity, which is the real reason we are seeing the largest incarceration of an ethnic or religious minority since the Holocaust.

Aaron Sarin

31 May 2022 · 16 min read

Shanghai on the Edge of Madness

Starvation will push and pull human psychology in unusual directions—it is one of the few things that can overcome fear of the authorities. When famine came to China 400 years ago, it made Chinese peasants receptive to the preachers of class war. When the government failed to provide crucial

Aaron Sarin

18 Apr 2022 · 6 min read

The New Great Game

Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine will be remembered as one of the great crimes of the 21st century. The ensuing humanitarian crisis has already caused more than two million refugees [https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-number-of-refugees-reaches-2-million-un-says/a-61048556] to flee their homeland. With the imposition of sanctions, policymakers will have

Joel Kotkin and Hügo Krüger

9 Mar 2022 · 9 min read

The New Eurasian Century

The current crises in eastern Europe reflect more than just Kremlin mischief-making—they reflect the first fruits of an emerging world order that spans the vastness from Beijing to Berlin. Unlike the longstanding liberal status quo, with its roots in classical civilization and the Enlightenment, this emerging alternative draws upon