BLOG Post #424: China Calls the Shots with Russia and Europe 21 May 202419 May 2024 Putin the Supplicant Xi Jinping’s balancing act with Russia and the West took on a new challenge with Vladimir Putin’s arrival in Beijing on May 16. It was roughly…
BLOG Post #423: A Package Deal Full of Holes 17 May 2024 The Biden administration has been working on a package deal with Saudi Arabia that would guarantee a path to a Palestinian state in return for a permanent cease-fire and establishment…
BLOG Post #422: Disruptions in US-China Student Exchanges 10 May 202410 May 2024 In recent talks between US and Chinese leaders, they have found common ground in support for more people-to-people exchanges, particularly in education. Presidents Biden and Xi both mentioned the importance…
BLOG Post #421: India, Israel, and America’s Double Standard 4 May 2024 India is hailed as the world’s biggest democracy, and Israel as the only democracy in the Middle East. Yet both are led by authoritarian rulers who are far more…
BLOG Post #420 Are We on the Brink of World War III? 24 Apr 202423 Apr 2024 The Zone of Major Conflict I don’t think it is too alarmist to suggest that we could be at the beginning stage of World War III. The ingredients for another…
BLOG Post 419: The Israel-Iran Confrontation: Episode or War? 14 Apr 202414 Apr 2024 Condemnation of Iran’s attack on Israel seems to be nearly universal. The UN, NATO countries, Jordan and Egypt—it’s a pretty widespread view. We may all be thankful that the…
BLOG Post #418: Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza 9 Apr 20249 Apr 2024 Among the many brutalities in war prohibited under international humanitarian law are starvation of civilian populations and deliberate attacks on aid workers. Here are some new findings worth considering…
BLOG Post #417: US Complicity in Israel’s War Crimes Takes Another Step 2 Apr 202427 Apr 2024 The Biden administration continues to act contrary to logic, law, and humane values in response to Israel’s war policies. Despite overwhelming evidence of Israel’s war crimes and acts that constitute…
BLOG Post #416: TikTok, TikTok: The Clock is Running Out 16 Mar 2024 A National Security Threat? The Chinese-owned TikTok has been under attack throughout the last two US administrations, on the argument that data collection of American users would threaten national…
BLOG Post #415: Resolving Biden’s Dilemma 9 Mar 20249 Mar 2024 A "Come-to-Jesus" Moment Following the State of the Union speech, President Biden had a conversation on the House floor with Senator Michael Bennet, Democrat of Colorado, who urged the President…
BLOG Post #414: Trump, NATO, and Appeasement 3 Mar 202429 Feb 2024 Appeasement For many years Donald Trump has been out to end US participation in NATO, citing defense costs but actually being keen to appease Vladimir Putin. As some of…
BLOG Post #413: Lessons From the China Spy Balloon Incident, One Year Ago 16 Feb 202416 Feb 2024 This month is the first anniversary of the infamous Chinese spy balloon incident. It’s an incident worth recalling for several reasons beyond the fact that it set back US-China relations…
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