Hal Brands is a leading authority in foreign policy and global strategy, serving as a Bloomberg Opinion columnist since 2018. His column is known for delivering incisive and thought-provoking analysis on critical international affairs issues.
Selected Articles
A Taiwan Crisis Is Coming — and Xi May Not Wait
July 1st, 2026
Something ominous is happening in the western Pacific, and the US isn’t ready for it.
The Test of US-China Ties Is in the Western Pacific, Not Washington
August 16th, 2026
…watch the Western Pacific. That crucial, contested region is where the geopolitical ambitions of China and the US meet head-on, and where the clash for primacy grows ever more intense.
This Trump-Xi Summit Will Actually Matter
May 10th, 2026
The Chinese challenge to US power is only getting starker; the next set of crises may not be far away. Xi knows that trouble looms just over the horizon; he is trying to amass all the leverage he can.
AI Is Now Power — and America’s Lead Is Shrinking
August 2nd, 2026
The stakes have never been higher for technology in politics, war and statecraft.
Trump Won’t Have Any More Easy Foreign-Policy Victories
July 17th, 2026
Eighteen months into his presidency, Trump is running out of chances for the easy wins he prizes.
The Whole World Is in Crisis. Get Used to It
August 27th, 2026
It’s natural to wonder, amid all the present furies, when the world will settle into a stable equilibrium. The answer is that it won’t, at least anytime soon.
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