Christopher Walker

.@FukuyamaFrancis calls 'Defending Democracy in an Age of Sharp Power' a "must read for anyone concerned about trends in global democracy"-@JoDemocracy book on threats from modern forms of authoritarian influence, and what free societies can do in response amazon.com/Defending-Demo…

@RKiesewetter Russlands Schattenkrieg abschrecken @cepa cepa.org/comprehensive-…

Weil RUS militärisch in der 🇺🇦 wenig Erfolg hat & momentan sogar zurückgedrängt wird, versucht es, mit hybriden & kognitiven Mitteln Europa zu beeinflussen & die Unterstützung für die 🇺🇦zu unterminieren. Es verstärkt Elemente psychologischer Kriegsführung t-online.de/nachrichten/de…

@JChengWSJ The debate about the China-Russia relationship is over. It’s clear the two are locked into an intimate and dangerous quest to change the world in ways inimical to the West cepa.org/article/the-pu…

Reuters: China’s armed forces secretly trained about 200 Russian military personnel in China late last year and some have since returned to fight in Ukraine, according to European intelligence agencies and documents. reuters.com/business/aeros…

Anche senza l'accordo sul gasdotto Power of Siberia 2, le ambizioni strategiche che animano la relazione russo-cinese rimangono intatte…Un'architettura che va ben oltre la convenienza ed è qui per restare - I miei commenti su @ilfoglio_it ilfoglio.it/esteri/2026/05…

Показуємо наслідки російської атаки на житловий будинок в Києві. На місці побував кореспондент Радіо Свобода Сергій Нужненко За даними ДСНС, у Шевченківському районі у 5-поверхівці є руйнування та пожежа. Загалом нині пошкодження є на понад 40 локаціях після обстрілу

@williamnee “Beijing claims to serve as a neutral actor, but with its indispensable support, and that of other like-minded regimes such as Iran, North Korea, and Belarus, the Russian regime has sustained its war effort [against Ukraine] for more than four years” cepa.org/article/the-pu…

Apparently leaked footage of Li Zhanshu, then chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, speaking with Russian counterparts on September 9, 2022 and expressing the Chinese gov’s understanding of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and its support

@stevenchase @SophieDRich @globeandmail From Wang Yi visit in 2016: “China's visiting foreign minister publicly berated a Canadian journalist on Wednesday for asking a question about his country's human rights record” cbc.ca/news/politics/…

China’s Foreign Minister to visit Canada for the first time in 10 years -- and Canada's foreign minister plans to take him hiking: /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

@AMFChina Scharfe Macht, würde Ich sagen.

“Die chinesische Botschaft in Deutschland hat Druck auf die TU Berlin ausgeübt, eine chinakritische studentische Veranstaltung zu verhindern.” tagesspiegel.de/wissen/wegen-v…

Xi and Putin have a close working relationship and shared vision for how the world should be ordered…they embrace a creed that privileges state power over individual liberty, is fundamentally hostile to free expression, open debate and independent thought cepa.org/article/the-pu…

It was a pleasure to speak with @TheSun on the China-Russia axis, the durable and deep relationship Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have forged together and with other like-minded autocracies including North Korea & Iran, and growing risks to free societies m.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_o0v…

@jonstivers Leadership in Beijing will always seize opportunities to enhance leverage and sharpen coercive positioning.

Granting concessions for the mere *privilege* of meeting Chinese officials isn’t diplomacy. It’s tribute. And it’s a prime example of what’s broken about US-China policy. These meetings are just as much in China’s interest & US officials shouldn’t look like they are begging.

@haniashen The debate about the China-Russia relationship is over. It’s clear the two are locked into an intimate and dangerous quest to change the world in ways inimical to the West cepa.org/article/the-pu…

Taiwan was mentioned during Xi–Putin talks. From the joint statement signed in Beijing on May 20: "Russia reaffirms its commitment to the One-China principle, recognizes that there is only one China in the world, that Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory, and that the Government of the PRC is the sole legal government representing all of China. Russia firmly opposes any form of 'Taiwan independence,' stressing that interference in the Taiwan question — purely an internal affair of China — undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and firmly supports the steps taken by the Chinese government to safeguard national sovereignty, territorial integrity, and achieve national reunification. The Chinese side firmly supports Russia in safeguarding national security, stability, development, and prosperity, firmly supports Russia in defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and opposes interference by external forces in Russia's internal affairs." ________________ Days after Xi told Trump that Taiwan is the issue that could blow up US–China relations, Moscow signs on to the full Beijing package, including support for "steps... toward reunification," language that does not exclude the use of force. China, in return, endorses Russia's "territorial integrity," and since 2022, Russia claims as its own territory the annexed Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, plus Crimea. This phrasing is widely read as a tacit endorsement of Russian annexations. "Opposing external interference in Russia's internal affairs" - Moscow consistently labels Western support for Ukraine as exactly that kind of "interference."

@derspiegel Putin and Xi have achieved what might be described as a “shared consciousness”…their respective bureaucracies have expanded linkages across multiple domains, including media, military cooperation, economic relations and governance practices cepa.org/article/the-pu…

Bei Chinas Xi Jinping geben sich die Mächtigen der Welt gerade die Klinke in die Hand. Wladimir Putin hoffte auf einen Pipeline-Deal beim Treffen mit seinem »lieben Freund«. Doch er bekam nicht, was er wollte. #ref=rss" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">spiegel.de/ausland/china-…

@JChengWSJ @austinramzy @mjluxmoore Putin and Xi have achieved what might be described as a “shared consciousness”…their respective bureaucracies have expanded linkages across multiple domains, including media, military cooperation, economic relations and governance practices cepa.org/article/the-pu…

Putin Seeks a Boost From Xi in Beijing as War Effort Falters—Russian leader arrives in Chinese capital after Trump summit, Ukrainian strikes on Moscow @austinramzy @mjluxmoore wsj.com/world/putin-se… wsj.com/world/putin-se…

Putin visits Beijing. At a time of intensifying strategic competition…the US will need allies to contest the divide and conquer strategies used by Moscow and Beijing, whose leaderships understand that alliances are integral to US power - my take in @cepa cepa.org/article/the-pu…

Putin in Beijing…The debate about the China-Russia relationship is over. It’s clear the two are locked into an intimate and dangerous quest to change the world in ways inimical to the West — my latest in @cepa cepa.org/article/the-pu…

@DemesDavid @EmilyZFeng @tonydokoupil And let’s keep things in proper perspective: the PRC’s censorship capabilities are unparalleled and should be receiving more sustained attention. Beijing hands down represents the greatest threat to freedom of expression globally. For more, see: thediplomat.com/2026/03/chinas…

CBS @TonyDokoupil is insinuating that there's political censorship in Taiwan. Interviewees lamenting "We can't speak freely" and a hotel manager saying they couldn't "cover anything political on their property". I just talked to the hotel in question - there's more to the story🧵

Taiwan’s democracy is object of an intensive campaign of intimidation and encroachment by Beijing. This piece, with views from @cepa experts Jim Lewis @bueti @Sarah_G_Cook & me, puts the stakes for Taiwan and world into context at time of US-China summit firstpost.com/world/taiwan-b…

“What to Watch at the US-China Summit”- @cepa insights on the Trump-Xi meeting from @bueti @Sarah_G_Cook Jim Lewis and me cepa.org/article/what-t…

@IngrahamAngle The US and other free societies need to be clear-minded about grand bargains and deals with China and other such regimes with authoritarian, pseudo-capitalist systems cepa.org/article/the-se…

!! “Mr. Trump and Xi Jinping are reportedly considering a deal to allow China to invest $1 trillion in the U.S. largely to build factories on American soil.” Trump on verge of making massive error — against aides' advice: report rawstory.com/trump-trade-de…

Ukraine’s Robot Warriors and a Behind-the-Lines Blitz | "Ukraine’s mid-range strike capacity is growing and smashing Russian supply lines, with autonomous systems taking the lead." @DVKirichenko cepa.org/article/ukrain…