Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 30, 2019

National Interest: The Growing Russia-China Threat to America

Graham Allison and Dimitri K. Simes explain the growing entente between Moscow and Beijing in today's Wall Street Journal.

Appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday, Daniel Coats, the Director of National Intelligence, stated that China and Russia “are more aligned than at any point since the mid-1950s.” His warning confirms the importance of the cover story by Graham Allison and Dimitri K. Simes in the January-February issue of the National Interest titled “New Best Friends?” that contains essays by each author carefully examining the growing ties between Beijing and Moscow.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 30, 2019

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Syria safe zone: 'A long-term problem rather than a solution' -- Andrew Wilks, Al Jazeera

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Why nearly 2 million people are demanding an independence vote for West Papua province -- Tasha Wibawa, ABC News Online

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Will the US and China finally agree a trade deal? -- BBC

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