Xi appears to have traded securing favorable amendments to the constitution in exchange for a compromise on the make-up of the Standing Committee. […]
Reuters: Cheng Li on President Xi Jinping
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Xi appears to have traded securing favorable amendments to the constitution in exchange for a compromise on the make-up of the Standing Committee. […]
The Catholic Church is coordinating shipments of construction equipment for families on islands largely destroyed by hurricanes Irma and Maria. […]
The country’s recent attacks have given a new edge to an old debate. […]
What started with an isolated event has expanded into a massive cross-border military operation to provide food, aid and infrastructure. […]
Pandemics are the greatest global risk by far, with the potential to wipe out between 5 and 10 percent of the world’s GDP. […]
A Jakarta school enables students to rediscover their faith. […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia — An entourage of 1,500 people, consisting of more than 800 delegates, 25 princes and 10 ministers. Over 500 tons of cargo, including two Mercedes Benz limousines and two electric elevators. Seven planes. All for a one-week trip to Indonesia. The grandeur of the proposed visit by King Salman bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, […]
The election of Donald Trump and the selection of a successor to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf this fall threaten to undo recent progress. […]
Former Fellow Cheng Li (China, 1993-1995) discusses the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) upcoming 19th Party Congress in a series on the Brookings website. The page, “which will be updated throughout the 19th Party Congress, features research and analysis from Brookings experts, who unpack the trends and signals that are most essential to follow.” Click here […]
Former Fellow Andrew Rice (Uganda, 2002-2004) wrote an article published by New York Magazine regarding former U.S Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, and his new podcast Stay Tuned with Preet. “Earlier this year, under circumstances that are still somewhat mysterious, Bharara was fired by President Donald Trump. Upon his ouster, […]