Railway to Somewhere: Thailand’s Politics and China’s Reach in Southeast Asia
Despite elections last Sunday, Thailand remains riven by political conflict. On the one side is the current government of Prime...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Railway to Somewhere: Thailand’s Politics and China’s Reach in Southeast Asia
A nation must think before it acts.
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Israel: Has ‘Old Guard’ al Qaeda Shifted Focus?
Yesterday, the Jerusalem Post followed later by the New York Times reported that three Palestinians seeking to attack targets...
Fox Hunting: China’s Response to Japan’s Diplomatic Campaign
Last November, I wrote a blog entitled What Does the Fox Say? that outlined once-hesitant Japan’s efforts to raise...
In Syria, an al Qaeda group falls victim to other Islamists and jihadists
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (a.k.a. ISIS) for many months dominated the jihadi landscape in Syria. ...
Post-Snowden: The Hypocrisy of Tech Company Calls for Surveillance Reform
The recent call by certain technology corporations to reform government surveillance makes for great public relations, but underneath these calls...
Do al Qaeda Affiliates Actually Have a Plan?
The rise of many jihadi affiliates around the Africa and the Middle East has renewed the American media quest...
Where Will It End?: China’s East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone
More lines were drawn in the East China Sea (or rather in the skies above it). With very little...
How Snowden Strengthens U.S. Efforts Against Jihadi Terrorism
The Snowden leak of thousands of NSA documents has been a nightmare for the organization. No intelligence organization that...
What Does the Fox Say?: Japan’s Diplomatic Campaign
After North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles into the seas near Japan in July 2006, Japan did something uncharacteristic...
Field Notes: Barcelona, Spain
American international relations students know Barcelona as the capital of Catalonia, a Spanish province, segregated culture, and aspiring nation....