On the Sidelines: Trump Gives Up the WHO—and Makes America Weaker
On May 29, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States would leave the World Health Organization (WHO),...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
On the Sidelines: Trump Gives Up the WHO—and Makes America Weaker
A nation must think before it acts.
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Assessing North Korea’s COVID-19 Containment and Kim Jong-un’s Political Challenges
To contain COVID-19’s spread, North Korea has virtually shut the country’s borders, save for some limited trade. Unlike most...
China’s Two Meetings: Much Uncertainty and Few Answers
Normally, the annual meeting of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) is a dull affair. Theoretically, the People’s Republic of...
Squaring the Circle: The Replacement of the German Luftwaffe’s Tornado
Over the last few weeks, a debate has intensified in German political and national security circles on the issue...
Social Distancing: Australia’s Relations with China
Affronts to Australia by China’s top diplomat in Canberra and the Chinese Communist Party’s Global Times newspaper reached new...
Winston Churchill and the Finest Hour: Looking Back 80 Years
Eighty years ago, on May 19, 1940, Winston Churchill spoke to the British people “for the first time as...
Taiwan and the WHO in 2020: A Novel Virus and Viral Politics
The World Health Assembly (WHA)—the annual plenary session of the 194 members of the World Health Organization (WHO)—convenes on...
COVID-19: Something New Under the Sun?
“There is nothing new under the sun,” says Ecclesiastes. (1:9) But are we meant to understand by this that...
The Swiss Model vs. Swedish Model in Dealing with China
Do you want to know how Beijing would like Europe to act? Take a look at Switzerland. Switzerland and...
Pursuing Politics through Legal Means: U.S. Efforts to Hold China Responsible for COVID-19
Attempts in the United States to use legal means to hold the People’s Republic of China responsible for its...