China Guessing
I have never been comfortable with the term “China watcher.” It is an awkward expression. It brings to mind...
Don’t Overlook Moon’s Summit with North Korea
With all of the attention surrounding the heavyweight bout between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump that appears to...
China Scraps Presidential Term Limit: Implications for the World
China abolished the constitutional limit on the number of terms the president and vice-president can serve. The message is...
The Olympics in South Korea: 30 Years Later
As the crowds gathered in Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul in front of South Korea’s presidential residence, the Blue...
The Chaos and the Calm
On March 13, President Trump fired his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson via Twitter and replaced him with CIA...
Hold the Horses of Optimism: Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un Summit
On March 9, 2018, US President Donald Trump accepted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s offer to meet...
Yemen Crisis: Has a Turning Point Been Reached?
On the night of November 4, a loud explosion rocked the area outside of King Khalid International Airport in...
Sweden’s Refugee Crisis of Conscience
Fredrik Reinfeldt had started his 2014 summer campaign speech with sweeping gestures. He paced the stage, enunciating his talking points with...
Please Avoid the Chinese Tabloid
The rhetorical slogans of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) never do well in translation. But even in a...
US Changing Course in the South China Sea?
Most people have perhaps never heard of the term, US Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP), until very recently. Indeed,...