Hal Brands:
The greatest geopolitical catastrophes occur at the intersection of ambition and desperation. Xi’s China may soon be driven by both. An excerpt in @ForeignPolicy from our new book,
Danger Zone, on what China wants and why it may not get it.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/13...s-us-conflict/
What Does China Want?
Beijing’s ambitions are about to crash into its problems.
By
Hal Brands, the Henry A. Kissinger distinguished professor of global affairs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and
Michael Beckley, an associate professor of political science at Tufts University.