Dialogue, Mutual Respect & Mutual Trust bracing Sino-U.S. Relations
Authors: Wang Li & Fan Yao-tian During August 15-17, Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited China,...
A Vote for an Incompetent President
Since January when this administration entered office, has anything significant been accomplished. The only major bill slapping more sanctions on Russia was entirely the...
Food for thought: UAE ambassador’s hacked mails feed crucial policy debates
The hacked email account of Yousef al-Otaiba, the influential United Arab Emirates ambassador in Washington, has provided unprecedented insight into the length to which...
Cultural Assimilation Ought To Be an Imperative, Not Elective, In Immigration
The recent unveiling of the RAISE Act, an attempt to reform America’s immigration system to make it skill-based and reduce legal immigration to half,...
Doklam Plateau Standoff or South China Sea: Chinese Active Defence Strategy turns into Incremental Encroachments
As Comprehensive National Power (CNP) of China is growing, its strategy to impose its national will (as perceived by its few key leaders), exercise...
The Collapse of Venezuela and Its Impact on the Region
In May 2017, as the number killed during protests against the regime of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela climbed toward 40, and with more than...
What Are We Dealing With – Trump or Democracy
Although it is still not sure if Donald Trump will go down in history as champion of bombastic, but empty threats, or as somebody...
Reducing Middle East tensions? Saudi-UAE moves hint at willingness to engage with Iran
Recent moves by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates suggest that the two Gulf states may be looking for ways to reduce tensions...
China and Turkey Aspiring for the Greatness in the World
Authors: Wang Li & Fan Yao-tian During his 2-day visit to China (August 2-3), Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu of Turkey informed the media that...
Trump’s Hidden Agenda in North Korea
It has been a week of barking out military options, a week of 'everything is on the table', a week of threats no longer...