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China-U.S. competition need not erupt into war
China believes democracy is in decline and the era of a unipolar world order dominated by the United States is all but over. In that context, one wonders where the world is headed, and if we are going to see a war involving China and the United States. Michael McFaul,...![South Asia’s nuclear jitters](https://worldpressinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/South_Asia_UN-1080x675.png)
South Asia’s nuclear jitters
The South Asia equation, given nuclear-armed neighbors Pakistan, India and China, with testy ties, is one that is “the most disturbing, the most unsettling,” according to Paul Carroll, a well-regarded expert on nuclear weapons programs. Carroll is director of the...![Did The Cold War end – or not?](https://worldpressinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20220426_214914-scaled-e1651024328613-1080x675.jpg)
Did The Cold War end – or not?
During our days in New York City this April, we visited The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Leaving the posh building, I carried their over 200-pages magazine Foreign Affairs in my purse. It had a stunning cover: a globe covered by a hanging Ukraine flag with the...![Gray clouds gather over Minnesota farms](https://worldpressinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4861-1080x675.jpg)