Tag Archives: China
Afghanistan:  Stalemate in the “Great Game”

Afghanistan: Stalemate in the “Great Game”

On Saturday the New York Times reported yet more evidence of the incorrigible corruption of the Karzai government in Afghanistan.  Fazel Ahmed Facqiryar, a former Deputy Attorney General, has recently been fired for asserting publicly that the investigations of more ...Read more

Korea, China and the US — An Alternative View

Korea, China and the US — An Alternative View

In his CenterMovement.org essays of May 6 and June 3, Stephen Erickson has laid out thoughtful challenges to current US policy toward Korea and China and a series of bold initiatives to take policy in a different direction.  The essays ...Read more

High Time for a Deal with the Chinese on Korea

High Time for a Deal with the Chinese on Korea

The shocking North Korean attack on the South Korean warship Cheonan was an act of war, a war unwanted by most of the major players, especially South Korea, the United States and China.  North Korea’s motivations for the attack are ...Read more

President Obama’s Foreign-Policy Report Card, Part II

President Obama’s Foreign-Policy Report Card, Part II

Two notable events in the news this week showcase the Obama Administration’s foreign policy.  First, the Taliban’s top military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, was captured by Pakistani authorities at a madrassa near Karachi.  Here the Administration’s efforts to cultivate ...Read more

Money: We CAN Have Too Much of It

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, and our checking account balances are getting lean.  We could all use more money, right?  Wrong.

We could all use more income and more assets – even Bill and Melissa Gates, who do ...Read more