The Neglected G20: Understanding China’s “Hangzhou Model”
October 25, 2016 4 min. read

The G20 Hangzhou Summit was a glitzy event for China’s diplomacy. Considered a success by Chinese media, the Summit received little international coverage.

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An Independent Kurdistan under U.S. Protection?
October 24, 2016 11 min. read

An independent Kurdistan under U.S. protection would unite Iraqi and Syrian Kurdistan as well as minority areas of Assyrians, Turkomans, Yezidi and others.

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The End of Extremism and the New Cold War
October 20, 2016 3 min. read

Victory over the Islamic State in Mosul and Raqqa will bring about the demise of ISIS but fail to foster an end to the tensions and conflict in the region.

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Risky Business: DRC Mining Gambles
October 19, 2016 6 min. read

Why would a company choose to set up operations in one of the DRC’s most unstable areas even as a crisis threatens to tip the country back towards conflict?

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Is Obama’s Syria Policy Defensible?
October 18, 2016 6 min. read

Has Obama has been taking the “least bad” course on Syria? Reflecting on the last two decades of U.S. foreign policy interventions, the answer is yes.

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Military Power Europe: A Contradiction in Terms?
October 14, 2016 6 min. read

The EU’s foreign policy mostly relies on soft power. However, European leaders are suggesting a more proactive role for the EU as a global military power.

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China Long March Event Met with Protest in California
October 13, 2016 3 min. read

The event was not cancelled, thanks to the First Amendment right of free expression which does not exist in China under Communist Party rule.

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China should Recalibrate its Policies towards North Korea
October 12, 2016 5 min. read

China can no longer be patient with its rambunctious neighbor. A number of Chinese experts have recently recognized that Kim Jong-un is a worn-out nuisance.

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Tsai Ing-wen and the Need to Balance Cross-Strait Relations
October 11, 2016 5 min. read

President Tsai needs more creative ways to maneuver between Taiwan’s domestic calls for independence and Beijing’s pressures to endorse the 1992 Consensus.

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Chinese Propaganda Comes to Southern California
October 7, 2016 4 min. read

On October 8, a performance commemorating the anniversary of the Long March of the Red Army of the Communist Party of China will be presented in San Gabriel, CA.

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