Left: A sailor of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy aboard the aircraft carrier Liaoning. (REUTERS/XINHUA) From Newport to New Delhi, a tremendous effort is currently underway to document and analyze China’s pursuit of maritime power. Led … [Read more...] about Countering Chinese Expansion Through Mass Enlightenment*
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The U.S. and China’s Asian Infrastructure Development Bank
Using economics as a tool of foreign policy to sanction or to provide aid to control another country’s behavior is nothing new. Take the Chinese, for example; the Chinese Communist Government, long an opponent of international agreements that it did … [Read more...] about The U.S. and China’s Asian Infrastructure Development Bank
U.S. Nuclear Deterrent to North Korea
Can the United States provide sufficient help to offset the growing North Korean and Chinese threat to the independence and security of South Korea and Japan? It can. It should put Pershing missiles in both countries. How should the U.S. respond to … [Read more...] about U.S. Nuclear Deterrent to North Korea
Is the F-35 Good for Israel?
Like it or not, the increasingly aggressive Iranian posture toward Israel suggests that sooner or later their conflict will develop into a ground and air war. Actions by Iran and its surrogates in the area of the Golan Heights already caused some … [Read more...] about Is the F-35 Good for Israel?
U.S. Blocked New Subs for Taiwan
The Obama administration has reversed decisions made by previous administration --Republican and Democrat regarding Taiwan. The United States government has told the Taiwanese it will not help them acquire new submarines or new submarine technology … [Read more...] about U.S. Blocked New Subs for Taiwan
The Coming Clash with China*
Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the fall of 2011 used the buzz word "pivot” three times to announce a major shift in the Obama foreign policy, putting a major emphasis on South and East Asia. But the reality – as detailed in a report from … [Read more...] about The Coming Clash with China*
Nuclear Weapons and Japan – Was Trump Right?*
Left: A screen at the General Satellite Control and Command Center shows the moment North Korea's Unha-3 rocket is launched in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 12, 2012, despite international warnings. Thought the test failed, it was a clear sign of the … [Read more...] about Nuclear Weapons and Japan – Was Trump Right?*
Washington’s China Problem*
The U.S.’ confrontation with an increasingly powerful and incipiently aggressive China is getting much more complicated. There is no question of its high priority among the U.S.’ foreign policy issues. But with a lame duck Obama Administration which … [Read more...] about Washington’s China Problem*
Obama and Israel: The Final Year*
President Barack Obama will vacate the White House on January 20, 2017, but he is unlikely to do so in the traditional manner. In their eighth and final year of service, American presidents generally behave like “lame ducks.” They don’t initiate new … [Read more...] about Obama and Israel: The Final Year*
China Against The Wall!
Left: Deutsche Bank's estimate of China's 2016 economic growth - There is a hoary [if you pardon the pun] tradition among the mainline media to always give the Chinese Communists the benefit of the doubt, so to speak. It goes back to the World War … [Read more...] about China Against The Wall!