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David Sacks

Taiwan’s infighting is playing into China’s hands

May 11, 2026April 24, 2026 by David Sacks

Political polarization threatens to stall Taipei’s resilience to Chinese military and economic coercion

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing, Council on Foreign Relations, Special Defense Spending, Taipei, Taiwan Threats, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

Trump’s Venezuela strike will not spark a Taiwan attack

January 9, 2026January 8, 2026 by David Sacks

His decision to capture Maduro has not signaled a green light for China to invade the island

Categories Viewpoint Tags Beijing, Council on Foreign Relations, News, President Xi Jinping, Taiwan Invasion, Washington Leave a comment

Xi flexes his muscles to turn back the clock on Trump

November 24, 2025October 31, 2025 by David Sacks

China ‘possesses powerful cards that can inflict pain on the US and its partners’

Categories Viewpoint Tags Beijing Visit, China, Council on Foreign Relations, News, The Long Read, Trade Truce, United States Leave a comment

Does NATO have a role in the Indo-Pacific region?

July 19, 2024July 5, 2024 by David Sacks

‘China’s growing influence and international policies’ present ‘challenges for the alliance’

Categories Deep Dive Tags China, Council on Foreign Relations, NATO, News, Russia, United States, War In Europe Leave a comment

China’s next move on a long and changing Road

December 7, 2023October 19, 2023 by David Sacks

Beijing still has support in the Global South and will use that to boost China’s geopolitical ambitions

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing, Belt and Road Initiative, Council on Foreign Relations, Global South, News, President Xi Jinping Leave a comment

Beijing tightens its Belt as Washington moves in

December 7, 2023September 15, 2023 by David Sacks

The US aims to counter China’s signature foreign policy strategy spearheaded by the Belt and Road Initiative

Categories Analysis Tags Belt and Road Initiative, China, Chinese Leader Xi Jinping, Council on Foreign Relations, News, President Joe Biden, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

Taiwan must bulk up defense spending to combat China

September 18, 2023September 1, 2023 by David Sacks

Preparing for a war in the Taiwan Strait has been the People’s Liberation Army’s top priority

Categories Deep Dive Tags China, Council on Foreign Relations, Defense Spending, National People’s Congress, News, PLA, Taiwan, The Long Read Leave a comment

Is this the end of the road for Italy’s China gambit? 

August 21, 2023August 11, 2023 by David Sacks

Rome’s signals to exit the BRI should be seen in the light of the ‘new geopolitical reality facing Europe’ 

Categories Analysis Tags China, Council on Foreign Relations, EU Risks, Geopolitical Tension, Italy, News, President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, The Long Read Leave a comment

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