There can be a silver lining from US-China rivalry within the US and for poorer countries around the world. Let us start with the US. There are many concerns regarding US decline. Studies point to US drops in key global indicators regarding education, healthcare, and infrastructure, while inequality has soared…

In a piece originally published in The Hill, entitled The U.S. must engage with China — even when countering China, I address the three dimensions of engagement. First, the U.S. needs to engage with allies, particularly in Asia, to bolster the U.S. position. In doing so, however, it also must…

Judged by the recent past, the G7 meeting in the UK (with key US allies) was a resounding success. But then again, the Trump administration created a low bar. In 2019, there was no G7 communiqué for the first time — because of divisions on trade. And in 2020 there…

In his election campaign in 2019, Biden called for hosting a “Global Summit for Democracy” that “will bring together the world’s democracies” to defend against authoritarianism. In this vein, Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened his remarks at the G7 meeting of democracies, with a call for the G7 to…

In this first post I introduce myself to Medium readers. I am Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine, and President-Elect of the American Society of International Law. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and educated on the East and West Coasts, with educational stints in…