Deng Xiaoping Commentary

A Happy Family

Charles Wyplosz | Jun 19, 2009
The EU’s biannual summit shows the organization is bereft with internal squabbling. But most Europeans would rather have an imperfect union than none at all.

Kim III

David C. Kang | May 28, 2009
Pyongyang’s nuclear antics are prompted by domestic turmoil, not schemes for global domination. While the West frets over proliferation, Kim Jong-il is worrying about his heir.

Pole Dancing

Andrew E. Title | Apr 17, 2008
Rising powers like China, Russia and India are moving up in the world. Will their ascendance come at the expense of the United States?

The 17th Party Congress

Drew Thompson | Oct 23, 2007
At the Chinese Communist Party Congress this week, President Hu Jintao outlined his vision for the next five years. The highlights: an offer to negotiate with Taiwan, up-and-coming party leaders and Beijing’s space program.

A Chinese Party

Rebecca N. White | Oct 11, 2007
Expect a Sino status quo to emerge from the upcoming Communist Party Congress.

Being Right Matters

Justin Logan | Aug 06, 2007
When it comes to foreign-policy pundtiry, putting our reputations where our mouths are would teach us a great deal.  

Tying Down a Cultural Giant

Neil Hrab | Feb 04, 2004
There's an amusing scene in Gulliver's Travels where the protagonist awakens from a nap and has his first encounter with the tiny people of Lilliput.

Recall Madness-- and Much Ado about Missiles

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Aug 13, 2003
It may seem strange for a weekly that focuses on foreign policy to devote attention to what many would consider to be a domestic event--the forthcoming recall election in California.

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