Ahead of President Biden’s meeting today with Chinese President Xi Jinping, his administration has pushed to restore direct military-to-military communications, a system that China has declined to use in recent years and has been a source of frustration for U.S. officials. Biden should expect “no” to be the answer, Michael E. O’Hanlon says.
In a new commentary, he examines the possible reasons for China’s military activities in the Western Pacific and offers guidance on how the United States can handle the current tensions.
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Historically, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes have triggered financial crises in emerging markets and developing economies. But so far, this hasn’t happened with the Fed’s recent hikes. Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan and Filiz Unsal explain how other countries may have improved their resilience to U.S. financial trends.
With Madagascar’s presidential elections approaching on November 16, the country is on edge. 10 opposition parties claim that incumbent President Andry Rajoelina is not qualified to run for a second term and that the electoral process cannot be trusted. To deter protests, a massive police and military presence has been deployed in the capital city of Antananarivo. Danielle Resnick offers insights on the situation and what might come next.
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