Asia-Pacific
The challenge of reengaging with Hong Kong
Three years after China's crackdown, the US is still struggling to find ways to work with the formerly autonomous city.
September 05, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Biden slaps new sanctions on China, but it won't free Hong Kong
The U.S. must find ways of advocating for basic democratic principles without using them as a cudgel to bash Beijing.
July 16, 2021
Asia-Pacific
Bleak signs for US-China restraint in Biden's Washington
Two hearings this week revealed quite a bit of open-ended threat inflation and an embrace of military deterrence as the only solution.
March 15, 2021
Europe
What 'action' can Biden take against Putin or other repressive regimes?
The U.S.-Russia relationship is already on life support. Acting imprudently now could make it dead on arrival.
January 27, 2021
Asia-Pacific
Why the US-Europe 'front' against China is pure fantasy
When it comes to China conflict, the United States will find that it's a leader with few followers.
January 05, 2021
Asia-Pacific
Negotiating Hong Kong: playing chicken with millions of lives
In 1984, a satisfied Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced her government’s agreement with Deng Xiaoping’s China over the eventual return of Hong Kong in 1997.
July 15, 2020
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