“If you want to be sure the near-term pain a trade battle would impose on U.S. workers will prove worthwhile in the long run, you'd better have allies—both political and military,” writes Ian Bremmer.  

With the Trump administration seemingly withdrawing its attention from Asia–to the unease of the region’s smaller nations–China will be the one to benefit. But can Beijing seize the day?

In pulling out of the Paris climate accord, Mr. Trump has created a vacuum of global leadership that presents ripe opportunities to allies and adversaries alike to reorder the world’s power structure, writes The Times’ David E. Sanger and Jane Perlez.

War would be disastrous for both sides, but that does not mean it cannot happen.

China, rather than the United States, should be paying for North Korea to halt and roll back its nuclear and missile programs, write Jake Sullivan and Victor Cha.