With the midterms vastly approaching, many commentators have noted the relative absence of foreign policy from the usual debates. This is not too surprising: despite the public controversy over the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, they have little to do with our economic woes, and since such a small percentage of our country is involved in [...]
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Coming to Congress: Yellow Peril?
Posted in China, economy on October 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
China’s Rise and the West Pacific: Prelude to Tragedy?
Posted in China, International Security, Uncategorized, tagged Mearsheimer on August 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
John Mearsheimer recently gave a lecture at the University of Sydney with a blunt and pessimistic assessment of Sino-American relations, one that should seem very familiar to those who have read his magnum opus, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics. Mearsheimer argues that the likelihood of military confrontation between the United States and China is [...]
Losing China Again?
Posted in China, tagged Foreign Affairs, ROC, Taiwan, US-Taiwan relations on February 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It’s always a pleasure to read things written by smart people who know what they’re talking about. In that spirit, I always enjoy picking up the latest copy of Foreign Affairs, published every other month by the Council of Foreign Relations. The group amounts to a sort of Jedi Council on the subject, with a collection of [...]
