Strategic Assessment

With the new American administration, a number of conditions are likely to moderate the tension in Sino-American strategic relations. Evaluating the principal factors underlying Washington’s considerations vis-àvis China – the limits of American power in international relations, the increasing tension with Russia, the need for strategic information about China, and the outbreak of the global financial crisis – can help analyze developments in Sino-American relations and consequently outline possible frameworks of action for Israel as it works with these two powers.