Doug Bandow

Doug Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He is a former special assistant to President Ronald Reagan and the author of several books, including Foreign Follies: America’s New Global Empire (Xulon Press).


Essays

Unfreezing Korea

| 09.01.91

Throughout the dramatic year of 1989 the highly militaristic and secretive Hermit Kingdom of North Korea remained apparently unaffected and apart.

Commentary

Security

Set South Korea Free

| 05.14.12

Washington has kept the ROK dependent for too long. Let Seoul increase its military efforts.

Economics

Korea's 'Cute Leader' Makes a Deal

| 03.20.12

The latest U.S.-North Korean agreement is cause for skepticism, not celebration. It's time to shift responsibility for North Korea to where it belongs—on its neighbors.

Global Governance

The Continent's Nightmare Continues

| 02.22.12

Eurocratic dreams and schemes have failed. Europe will never be united.

Society

Burma Comes in from the Cold

| 02.06.12

Burma is finally taking tentative steps toward reform. Washington should reward it accordingly.

Economics

Ten Illusions Shattered in 2011

| 01.04.12

2011 was a tough taskmaster for the pretensions that permeate international affairs. At least ten were knocked asunder.

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Blog Posts

Global Governance

Euro 2012 and the Price of Repression

| 05.17.12

The Ukranian president's ruthless tactics are isolating what should be a leading Eastern European nation.

Global Governance

NATO: An Alliance Past Its Prime

| 04.26.12

It's time for the United States to set down the burden of defending Europe.

Politics

Romney and Russia: Complicating American Relationships

| 04.23.12
Society

China, Old and New

| 04.17.12

The old days of back-room machinations under Mao Zedong are gone for good.

Global Governance

North Korea Reprises Its Role as International Beggar

| 01.18.12

Washington should restrict its rewards to the North for acting, not promising.

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