An old Confucian saying likens a leader to a boat and the people to water. Water can both support and topple the boat. Mao modified the thought further to underscore the importance of citizens. The ...

President Trump’s abrupt and enthusiastic embrace of Russia and its authoritarian leader, Vladimir Putin, is propelled in ...

Nixon, advised by Henry Kissinger, capitalized on existing fractures between leaders in China and Russia, created by ideological differences and territorial skirmishes. Today, the neighbors are ...

An assessment and warning that democracies around the world are under siege and authoritarianism is on the rise.

The president evoked a Mao Zedong slogan to reiterate his confidence in China’s economic triumph at a high-profile meeting on the private sector.