Haunted by Chaos: China’s Grand Strategy from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping
Before the Chinese Communist Party came to power, China lay broken and fragmented. Today it is a force on...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Haunted by Chaos: China’s Grand Strategy from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping
A nation must think before it acts.
Asia Program
Trump’s Summit Cancellation: What It Means, and Where We Go from Here
From the beginning, the summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un was slated to be a strange event. What...
North Korea: Rethinking Assumptions
Over recent weeks, events involving North Korea have been dramatic, to say the least. In rapid succession, we have...
North and South Korea’s Leaders Meet: Why This Time is Different and Why It Isn’t
The astonishing moments were too many to count during the summit on Friday, April 27 between North Korea’s Kim...
Comrade Kim Goes to China, but What Does That Really Mean?
At a time when “ordinary” doesn’t seem to exist in Korean affairs, Kim Jong-un’s recent visit to China affirmed...
China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know
The need to understand this global giant has never been more pressing: China is constantly in the news, yet...
What Will Kim and Trump Actually Talk About?
The news that North Korea’s Kim Jong-un has invited Donald Trump for talks, and that Trump has accepted, is...
North Korea’s Olympics Balance Sheet: Promising Symbolism, but Conflict Positions Remain the Same
The recently finished 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea took place amidst some of the highest tensions in years...
Déjà Vu All Over Again: China Re-Opens Flight Route M503
On January 4, the People’s Republic of China announced the opening of four new flight routes over the Taiwan...
Sexual Violence: It’s Everybody’s Problem
Whether you get your news online, on the radio, on television, or in print, there is no way to...