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This blog post is from a volume by the Aspen Strategy Group on The Struggle For Power: U.S. China Relations in the 21st Century.  The chapters in this book deal with issues ranging from the military and technological rise of China and how to compete effectively, to how to engage U.S. allies amidst this new great-power rivalry, keeping in mind two central questions about the U.S.-China relationship: Is our analysis correct about the challenges China poses to our future? And, do we have the right balance between cooperation and competition with Beijing?  In the chapter below, authors Anja Manuel, Pavneet Singh, and Thompson Paine explore the tools that are available for the U.S. to win the technology race with China. Read the full collection of papers on the China challenge here: www.asgbooks.org

The Aspen Ministers Forum met recently in Vienna to review the global security landscape and examine these trends in depth.

This policy book brings together preeminent experts to explore how to compete effectively with the military and technological rise of China and how to engage U.S. allies amidst this great-power rivalry.

This blog post is from a volume released today by the Aspen Strategy Group on The Struggle For Power: U.S. China Relations in the 21 st  Century.  The chapters in this book deal with issues ranging from the military and technological rise of China and how to compete effectively, to how to engage U.S. allies amidst this new great-power rivalry, keeping in mind two central questions about the U.S.-China relationship: Is our analysis correct about the challenges China poses to our future? And, do we have the right balance between cooperation and competition with Beijing?  In the chapter below, veteran New York Times journalist David Sanger explores a critical challenge for the U.S.-- convincing its Asian and European allies to resist the Chinese company Huawei’s efforts to secure contracts for the building of 5G systems.

Five-year $65 million initiative will focus assistance on Vietnamese with severe disabilities linked to Agent Orange.

2005 Henry Crown Fellow Margarita Herdocia’s venture, Ticos y Nicas: Somos Hermanos (Costa Ricans and Nicaraguans, We Are Brothers), was designed to foster brotherhood between the two countries.

Juan Sebastian Chamorro, CALI Class IV, is the executive director of FUNIDES, the leading economic think tank in Nicaragua. As an expert on both the importance of rule of law and the long- term economic health of Nicaragua, he was approached to be a lead voice for peace after the crisis broke out.

In March 2018, Central America Leadership Initiative (CALI) Class XIII Fellow Tanya Mroczek-Amador was leading Corner of Love, a 27-year-old organization in northern Nicaragua dedicated to serving rural families by providing access to education, health care, and clean water.

The crisis is disrupting the social fabric and stability of Nicaragua, with its effects rippling throughout Central America. Yet, Fellows are committed to stepping up, addressing the challenges, and working toward a better future.