| There is perhaps no greater grand strategy challenge for the United States than properly managing the rise of China in the 21st Century. The coronavirus pandemic, unfortunately, only compounds and intensifies these challenges, as each country amps up recriminations of the other with respect to the management and even the origin of the virus itself. We highly recommend this grand strategy debate featuring William Ruger, Barry Posen, Bill Kristol, and Michelle Flournoy on "The Whole Truth" to get a better perspective on the competing grand strategy visions that inform various approaches to our challenges with China. Our curated content includes selections from Daniel DePetris and from Robert Ross, each urging caution with respect to China as geopolitical temperatures rise due to the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, the distortionary influence of money all too often clouds a sober consideration of grand strategy interests. On this troubling subject, we highly recommend Eli Clifton's piece on arms manufacturer funding of pundits discussing china, as well as Michael Horton's piece on the military industrial pandemic. Finally, those interested in how the emerging grand strategy developments might play out in the arena of US electoral politics might consider Curt Mills' piece on Senator Tom Cotton, and DePetris' piece on Bernie Sanders' possible influence on Biden's foreign policy thinking. Essential Reading Rajan Menon, William Ruger, International Politics Bottom Line: NATO expansion since the end of the Cold War has forced the United States into security obligations that do not serve its interests and risk needlessly provoking Russia.... In the News RealClearPublicAffairs Jeff Abramson, Responsible Statecraft Daniel DePetris, Defense One Eli Clifton, Responsible Statecraft Geoff Ramsey, Responsible Statecraft Daniel DePetris, Washington Examiner Adnan Tabatabai, Responsible Statecraft Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest Doug Bandow, Antiwar.com Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy William S. Smith, National Interest Robert Ross, Responsible Statecraft Doug Bandow, American Conservative Daniel Larison, American Conservative Barbara Boland, American Conservative Net Assessment Zack Cooper joins Melanie Marlowe and Christopher Preble for a discussion of the post-COVID-19 international order. The struggle in both the United States and China to overcome the economic and health effects of the pandemic have called into question each country’s capacity for leadership. Quincy institute U.S.-China relations are deteriorating rapidly, prompting fears of a new Cold War. President Trump’s 2017 National Security Strategy mentions China 23 times - invariably in hostile terms. China is a “revisionist” power that seeks to “shape a world antithetical to U.S. values and interests” while “attempting to erode American security and prosperity,” it asserts, necessitating a recognition in Washington that the Great Power competition with China already has begun. This was before the COVID-19 outbreak. Centre for Independent Studies At a time when tensions are running high, CIS Executive Director Tom Switzer asked Has China Won? Our debate between John Mearsheimer and Kishore Mahbubani, two of the world’s leading foreign policy intellectuals. Covid-19 has greatly raised tensions between China and the West. Washington and its allies express outrage at the Communist regime’s opacity concerning the outbreak of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, fears are growing that a pandemic that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan may end by increasing Beijing’s international influence and power. Quincy Institute Before the pandemic the United States began a global war on terrorism. But it only shattered was the myth that a triumphant United States could bend the world to its will. Yet that myth may be roaring back, in a more vicious guise. To deflect blame for the pandemic, the White House is now targeting a foreign power: China. Bill Kristol, Michelle Flournoy, Barry Posen and Will Ruger discuss American foreign policy | 
