Videos for Balance of Power

...-based order may be necessary, but it cannot replace the practical realities of balance, leverage, and national interest. Whether discussing the US-China trade war, the Iran wa...

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“As tumultuous as the first two years have been, the next two years could be even more tumultuous from a foreign policy perspective,” says Steven Okun, founder and CEO of APAC Advisors. Trump’s ...

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From a military perspective, the war with Iran demonstrates how the nature of power has changed—and why that shift underscores the need for stronger negotiations. Admiral William McRaven explains. ...

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As the U.S. and Iran negotiate the contours of a potential peace deal, Dr. Jon B. Alterman, the Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy at CSIS, explains why trust matters far ...

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With a deal finally reached to end the war in Iran, what does the post-conflict reality look like for the Middle East? In this video, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Fellow – Foreign Policy, Center on the Unit...

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Canada's relationship with the People's Republic of China (#PRC) is entering a new chapter — and the opportunities are significant. Renewed diplomatic ties, reduced tariffs on key exports, and fres...

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As a global power, China faces a growing tension between its ambitions to reshape the international order and its disinterest in bearing the costs of upholding that new system. In this episode of&

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This week, Mike hosts Professor Minxin Pei, the Tom and Margot Pritzker ‘72 Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College, and author of the recent book The Brok...

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The Baltic states are stalwart NATO members today, but their membership was not assured from the moment they restored their independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union. They fought to o...

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Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Chair Ling Chen articulates the blind spot Washington can't seem to shake: China's leaders face real domestic constraints, and ultimately crav...

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Those outside of Taiwan tend to assume that, in the event of an impending attack, Taipei’s main goal would be sovereignty. It might actually be survival. Lt. Gen. Charles W. Hooper broke down th...

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The United States and China dominate the conversation about global power, but they aren't the whole story. "I truly think a new order is gradually being born, one that is much more pluralist, many...

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...rip to Kyiv, Ukraine's key advantages, Russia's challenges, and if the shifting balance of power means the war may finally end soon. Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya, "War, In...

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In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Dr. Evan Medeiros join us to unpack President Putin’s visit to Beijing. They discuss what the timing reveals about China’s d...

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The world's great powers still dominate the headlines, but they may not be the only countries shaping what comes next within the international order. Anne-Marie Slaughter joins Deep Dish to discuss...

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Today, many of the rules, norms, and structures that have shaped international affairs for decades are crumbling under the weight of accumulating challenges. In an attempt to make sense of this “Un...

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Join the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology at Brookings for a discussion between the authors and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabiliti...

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The 2025 National Security Strategy reaffirmed the US commitment to a ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’, including through a focus on ‘peace through strength’, while the 2026 National Defense Strategy o...

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Asia’s strategic landscape has grown increasingly complex in recent years. Competition among major powers, historical rivalries between regional powers and the proliferation of security flashpoints...

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In his call for greater burden-sharing at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, US Secretary of War called on Asia-Pacific states to achieve a defence-spending level of 3.5% of GDP. However, as Dr Lucie Be...

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