The Suez bottleneck demonstrated global fragility. America must learn and strengthen alternative routes, while supporting democratic values.

The critical global need for COVID-19 vaccines provides great powers a chance to improve their diplomatic relations–and their international influence–through vaccine diplomacy.

Chinese industrial practices have long historical precedents and are unlikely to change as the country seeks to move up the value chain.

Vietnam is poised to gain from the U.S.-led effort to shift supply chains out of China, but significant hurdles may stand in the way if Hanoi doesn’t address its structural challenges.

Trump says competition is the way forward.