Whether Liberal or Conservative, American “Think Tanks” pursue the same Sinophobic policy line and typical of their dross was the comment by Melanie Hart of the CAP, Centre for America Progress at […]
China: Pivot to Syria
China is justifiably concerned about the US, its China bashing by the US congress and threats by a prospective US President, Romney to brand China a “currency manipulator“. More worrying and threatening […]
India, the myth
The US, looking for a counter balance to China’s growing influence in the Pacific and Asia has lavished both praise and nuclear gifts on India. In 2008 the US closed a deal […]
Global Perspective 2012
After an alcoholic induced euphoria on New Year’s Eve, a geopolitical hangover looms…. The first of these is the Hot Arab Winter to come…. Looking beyond the hype about the Arab Spring, […]
The North Korean Option Repeated
The recent events in North Korea call to mind my post in November 2010 when the US, south Korea and Japan were in such a lather. Much if what I wrote then bears […]
Be careful what you wish for: Chinese reliance on Exports
The US pressures China to be less reliant on Exports and to increase domestic consumption for its economic growth. When that happens, China will indeed be less reliant on the US market […]
Beware the Angry Dragon
China is under fire once again from an American administration desperate to find a scapegoat for the economic malaise in the US. It is no coincidence that Timothy Geithner’s comments are being […]
Misconceptions, Bad Investments
Mesopotamia The US troops have begun departing Iraq shouting “we won, it’s over”; Obama says he will withdraw the remaining 50,000 troops end 2011; and in Afghanistan he stands by the promise […]
Iran, India, Israel, Pakistan and The Bomb
I do not support proliferation of nuclear weapons, for Iran or other countries. However, in the case of Iran, I believe the threat of Iran ever employing nuclear weapons is overblown. One […]
US Foreign Policy, an Antonym for Realpolitik
Realpolitik, a definition: Realpolitik (German: real “realistic”, “practical” or “actual”; and Politik “politics”) refers to politics or diplomacy based primarily on practical considerations, rather than ideological notions or moralistic premises; There is no listed Antonym for Realpolitik, but […]
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