Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government and an expert on Chinese foreign policy, says the United States enters next week's meeting with less leverage than it had earlier this year.

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Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government and an expert on Chinese foreign policy, says the summit highlights how the balance of global power has changed over the past two decades.

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David Silbey, a professor of history specializing in military history, defense policy, and battlefield analysis, says the decision reflects broader trends in Trump's foreign policy and U.S. military posture.

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Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government and an expert on Chinese foreign policy, says the disaster could become both a humanitarian and geopolitical test for China.

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Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government and an expert on Chinese foreign policy, says the flurry of diplomacy reflects Beijing’s effort to project strength amid mounting domestic pressures.

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Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government and an expert on Chinese foreign policy, says the comment cuts to the core of the U.S.-China relationship.

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Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government and an expert on Chinese foreign policy, says the summit will be shaped less by what each leader wants than by the constraints both bring, and points to three issues to watch as the talks unfold.

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Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government at Cornell University and an expert on Chinese foreign policy, says Cheng’s visit amounts to political theater, with Washington and Beijing being the real decision makers.

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Vidya Mani is a visiting professor at Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business. Her research focuses on how supply chain imperatives drive decisions across key sectors, including automotive, energy, technology, pharmaceuticals and retail.

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David Silbey, a professor of history at Cornell University who specializes in military history and defense policy, says what we’re seeing now is a fairly typical escalatory pattern.

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