At the beginning of President George W. Bush’s first term, many Chinese wanted to know: Why does Bush dislike us? Is China losing the United States?
Now, as Bush’s second term begins to wind down, the current issue of Foreign Affairs provocatively asks: “Is China Winning Asia?”

Thomas Mann, a specialist on campaigns and elections, is a senior fellow in governance studies and holder of the W. Averell Harriman Chair at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. He discussed developments in the U.S. presidential campaign with foreign-affairs columnist John C. Bersia.

Will Turkey invade Iraq?
I hope not, although that question incessantly hovers over a deteriorating situation along the border between the two countries. In recent days, clashes involving Turkish troops and a Kurdish extremist group known as the PKK have killed dozens of Turks and militants. Several Turkish soldiers have wound up as hostages.
As bad as [...]

Even before winning the Nobel Peace Prize, former Vice President Al Gore was better positioned than most for a bid to head the Democratic ticket in next year’s presidential election. Ironically, given the historically domestic thrust of U.S. campaigns, he has done it with a global concern — climate change — arguably the most compelling [...]

Mahatma Gandhi’s famous phrase, “Be the change you want to see in the world,” came to mind the other day, on the occasion of his birthday. How I wish that another, similarly talented Gandhi would spring onto the scene in India, along with counterparts in other countries.
The world desperately needs visionary leadership. Can you [...]

Cases of overwhelming governmental brutality, such as the crackdown that has killed an untold number of people in Myanmar, prompt an age-old question: How should other nations respond?
My initial impulse was to send a series of cruise missiles right into government buildings in Naypyitaw, the country’s remote capital and refuge of the ruling military [...]