Category: Online Archive
160 Articles
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Kerry’s First Visit to China: Interpreting North Korea Solicitation as a Softening China Strategy
Former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton visited China 30 days after taking office as America’s top diplomat. Though Secretary Kerry kept China waiting for 41 days before he…
April 27, 2013
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How the United States Can Defuse the Korean Crisis Diplomatically
The Korea Central News Agency has, thus far, dismissed Park Geun-hye’s offer to negotiate as a “cunning gimmick” whose intention, it claims, is “to conceal [her]…
April 26, 2013
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Testing the Parameters of Democracy: Romania in 2013
Romania is on the margins of Europe. This simple geographical observation is heavy with significance. The territories inhabited by Romanians have, throughout their history, been…
April 17, 2013
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What Good Is the Army? Social Bargains, Human Capital and the Future of Land Warfare
The answer is no, but given the current fiscal environment, the US Army will undoubtedly shrink in size, and US Army missions will surely shift in focus. Still, the core US Army…
April 15, 2013
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North Korea’s Nuclear Threats: 5 Minutes with US National Security Expert Carla Robbins
GJIA: The situation has always been shaky in the Korean peninsula. With all these new dynamics at play including a somewhat new regime in North Korea and now a new president,…
April 15, 2013
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Chávez and Vitriolic Rhetoric Still Prevail in Venezuela’s Elections
The future of Venezuela has remained precariously uncertain ever since Chávez took power in 1999. In the last 14 years, Venezuela has heavily relied on oil money thanks to its…
April 12, 2013
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Potential for Peace: Turkey and the PKK
Simply put, Turkey has more of a vested interest in a peaceful resolution to the Kurdish conflict than ever before. The Syrian Civil War has given the Turkish security forces…
April 12, 2013
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Will China’s New Premier Be as Good a Leader as He is a Speaker?
Li initiated his remarks by stressing a stance of “being true to the constitution and loyal to people’s aspiration.” Mentioning “rule by law” several times, his…
April 11, 2013
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UK Foreign Policy: Where did the Liberal Democrats go?
It is hard to reconcile that a pro-EU party, like the Liberal Democrats, is part of the same government that is threatening the EU with an exit referendum in 2017. Prime Minister…
April 10, 2013
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China, Japan, and the East China Sea
For 2013, the biggest threat to East Asian comity and stability are the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands where China and Japan are at odds. Little more than rocky outcrops in shark…
April 9, 2013