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U.S.-China faceoff means Taiwan needs closer links with neighbors

With the U.S. trying to preserve its economic leadership by raising tariffs and imposing restrictions on technology exports, Taiwan's innovation and resilience have suffered. Rather than focusing too much on China or the U.S., Taiwan should seek to collaborate more with its Asia-Pacific neighbors to share promising approaches to enhance sustainability.

Syaru Shirley Lin

Doom dominates 2024 messaging as Trump and Biden trade dire warnings

If Trump secures the Republican nomination, warnings about his return could make it difficult for voters to hear an affirmative reason to vote for Biden rather than simply an appeal to defeat his opponent, Perry said.

Barbara Perry

Supreme Court

Supreme Court justices have voted against their appointing presidents

Would Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominees vote against him? History suggests yes, writes Barbara Perry

The Messenger

Day After Must Start Before a Generation is Lost, Again

The vision of “states side by side” provide the only hope for sustainable peace and security. Only such a two-state solution will serve the interests not only of Palestinians and Israelis, but also other countries in the region and the world. And the United States is indispensable to help lead toward this end. For starters, it has a rich bipartisan presidential history of commitment and a network of constructive relationships that China and Russia lack.

Mara Rudman

Year-End Event, Part Two: A Conversation with the Lawfare Team

It's part two of our Lawfare year-end event. Yesterday, we brought you the headliner conversation with Adam Kinzinger. Today, it's three panels of Lawfare insiders talking about the year to come and the year that's passed. We did a panel on democracy, the Trump trials, and related matters. We did a panel on cybersecurity, cyber defense, and AI. And of course, we did a panel on foreign policy and the various crises that are overtaking American foreign policy.

Ashley Deeks

Trump at the Center of a Surreal ‘24

The U.S. presidential election is already historically unique in that an incumbent is running against another de facto incumbent, says Barbara Perry, a presidential scholar at the University of Virginia's Miller Center. Add to that the fact that former President Donald Trump is facing a combined 91 criminal charges in federal and state courts, President Joe Biden has approval rating percentages in the high 30s or low 40s, both men are showing signs of their elderly status, and the Supreme Court could end up having a definitive say in who is on the ballot, who gets to vote and who is allowed to serve – and the year gets even more dramatic. "Any one of these scenarios is unprecedented," Perry says.

Barbara Perry