America shoots itself in the foot
Following the U.S. President’s approval of the assassination of Iran’s
top general, head of IRGC Quds Force Qassem Soleimani, the U.S. bombed a car
carrying him...
Approaching the Brink? Nuclear Decision-Making by US President Trump in 2020
"Fools,
visionaries, sufferers from delusions, neurotics and lunatics have played great
roles at all times in the history of mankind.... Usually, they have wreaked
havoc."-Sigmund Freud
“He likes...
A Vast “Tyranny” Over Mind: Donald Trump and The Death of “High Thinking” in America
“I
have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of
tyranny over the mind of man.”-Thomas Jefferson
Once upon a time, Americans were...
The Rise of Populism: A Threat to Democratic Institutions?
Over the
recent years, one can find very few ideas that have had a sudden resurgence in
the world as populism. Charismatic leaders, upstart political parties...
Demonstrations and Failures
If President Trump watched his prospective
challengers debate, it certainly gave him cause for a Merrier Christmas and a
Happy New Year! The latter is a...
US vs China: “Era of great-power competition”
With the year 2019 already on the way out, its preliminary results can
already be summed up, and one of the main takeaways is the...
Articles of Impeachment and the “Higher Law”: An Unexamined Legal Opportunity for the United States
As presented
to the United States Senate, Articles of Impeachment concerning Donald J. Trump
will focus upon various pertinent elements of Constitutional and statutory law.
Still, at...
An anatomy of U.S. human rights diplomacy
Authors: Zhou Dong-chen & Paul Wang
Over the past
two weeks, the United States Congress has successively passed two acts
concerning with Hong Kong human rights and...
It’s Back to “Rocket Man”: Trump Steadily expanding risks of a Nuclear war With North Korea
“Fools, visionaries, sufferers from delusions, neurotics and lunatics
have played great roles at all times in the history of mankind, and not merely
when the accident...
Two Cases, Minor and Major
News stories have Donald Trump being
mocked by France's Macron at a Buckingham Palace reception for the NATO leaders
meeting. A nearby open mic caught the...