"In order for us to manage and prevent the rise of unforeseen threats, it is all the more imperative that we contain these threats through honest, forthcoming, and multilateral dialogue." Brian Wong, Rhodes Scholar at Balliol College of Oxford University, examines a U.S.-China future through the lens of cooperation.

Competition has come to characterize the relationship between the United States and China. The two powers are even at odds about how to redefine relations and how to control disputes. An Gang, a scholar with the prestigious Tsinghua University, suggests the two sides sit down for discussions before a new narrative acceptable to both and the world emerges.

At the center of the relationship between Russia, China, and the U.S. is global security. Cooperation between these three countries may safeguard the world during peril. Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute, dives into this trilateral relationship and its consequences.

China and the United States have announced a deal, to unify their leadership for the good of the planet. At COP26, envoys Xie Zhenhua and John Kerry — who worked together toward the Paris Agreement in 2015 — say they will create the frameworks and standards to breathe new life into global action. This is an expression of what the world's two largest economies can achieve for humanity — not only for the planet, but in addressing today's major challenges.

The trilateral relationship between the U.S., European Union, and China is finding its feet as priorities shift in a fragile global landscape. Solving debt burdens, addressing youth unemployment, and harmonizing development within the region will be important steps forward — while maintaining trade that relies on the Indo-Pacific area. Leonardo Dinic, advisor to the CroAsia Institute, speaks in this video.

Many Europeans are feeling left out as a global pivot to Asia continues, not knowing where they fit in a different global future — and concerned for their own national interests. That's the view from Leonardo Dinic, an analyst for the Private Debt Project, and advisor to the CroAsia Institute. In this video, he offers ideas on where he thinks Europe should center its focus.

President Joe Biden is coming under pressure to appease Americans, including those in his own party, who oppose constructive engagement with China. But trade, climate change, and other shared interests require a delicate balance — if not for the world's benefit, then at least for the United States.

Fomer American military leaders warn that a broken military communications system heightens the risk of conflict with China, and even war. Crisis management is important, agrees Zhou Bo, a retired senior colonel in China's People's Liberation Army, who now serves as senior fellow at Tsinghua University's Centre for International Security and Strategy.