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For the US, Sailing Around the South China Sea Is Not Strategy

June 2, 2016
China is intent on dominating the entire South China Sea, including sections claimed by neighboring nations like the Philippines and Vietnam. The coercion has caught the United States off guard. Using tracking systems and military installations, “China has set the stage to turn areas around its...

Slumdog Paradox

February 4, 2009
“Slumdog Millionaire” is a rag-to-riches love story that has captured the world’s imagination. An orphan growing up in the squalor of Mumbai’s poorest neighborhoods overcomes overwhelming odds that life throws at him, learning in the process much that prepares him to compete in a popular game show...

Chasing Disaster: The Risks of Fast, Furious or Fake News

September 19, 2017
Disasters no longer seem like rare events with the internet and smartphones delivering instant, compelling stories for a global audience that is curious, observant and active on social media. Experiencing disaster, then being in the public eye, can be traumatic, and so Britain’s National Health...

Democracy for Hong Kong and Taiwan

September 26, 2019
China confronts a dilemma on governance for Hong Kong. “One conclusion being mooted through think tanks in Beijing and Taipei is that the most pragmatic way forward is for China to be confident and counterintuitive enough to grant Hong Kong full democracy,” explains Asia specialist Humphrey...

Why Dollar Hegemony Is Unhealthy

June 20, 2006
The US dollar holds value for more countries than any other world currency and comprises about two thirds of world’s official foreign-exchange holdings. This dependence allows the US to run large trade deficits in purchasing a cornucopia of goods – from Porsches to t-shirts – by distributing paper...

The Arab Connection to Chechen Conflict

March 21, 2006
An Arab influence continues to transform secessionist efforts in Chechnya into a drive for an Islamic state. Islam, long part of the region’s identity, however, was not the impetus for nationalistic movement to separate from Russia, underway since the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union. Al Qaeda has...

The Challenge of Getting Russia Right

April 4, 2017
A diplomat for Napoleon Bonaparte once cautioned that Russia’s adversaries must avoid underestimating the country’s capabilities or overreacting. With that warning in mind, Thomas Graham, a senior fellow with the Jackson Institute of Global Affairs, analyzes the US approach that underestimated...

Japan Sweats It Out as It Wages War on Air Conditioning

September 18, 2007
In August, Japan's three biggest banks joined the ranks of the "Cool Biz" initiative, a movement to reduce energy use and decrease carbon output. "Cool" businesses maintain building temperatures at 82 degrees Fahrenheit. Bank officials discovered that the move was good for...
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