Who Cares For Palestine?
This is the first time the Palestinians have followed through to form a government. It is supposed to reunite the divided territories and prepare for overdue elections after six months. Read More
Tag: Government
Secrets vs Secrecy: A Government’s Conundrum
As we have become safer, we have, in that very human way, increasingly begrudged the means of our safety. The intellectual and political pendulum has swung against national-security agencies—indeed, against the basic requirements of an effective executive branch, which are the same today as when Alexander Hamilton outlined them in “Federalist No. 70” in 1788: “decision, […]
Why Are They Killing Themselves?
A spate of suicides among officials in China has caught the country’s attention. Beijing’s censors have quickly moved to end speculation about the deaths, indicating the Communist Party’s sensitivity, but everyday people remain suspicious. Read Here – WorldAffairsJournal
It’s United States Vs Russia (and) China
The United States is on the brink of committing a cardinal sin in foreign policy: antagonizing two major powers simultaneously. There are frictions in bilateral ties with both Moscow and Beijing that have reached alarming levels over the past year or so. Read Here – The National Interest
Back To Social Media For Revolution
Facebook and Google, the favored tools of dissidents, are now shaping Taiwan’s relationship with China. Read Here – The Diplomat
The Scion Has Time
The hopes of India’s Congress party rest on the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, heir to the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, which has dominated Indian politics for decades. Read Here – BBC
Remembering A Chinese Liberal Hero
Twenty-five years ago yesterday, a senior Chinese politician named Hu Yaobang complained of dizziness at a meeting in Beijing, and asked to be excused. Moments later, he collapsed with a fatal heart attack. The 74-year-old Hu, one of China’s most senior leaders just two years before, was dead. What happened after that is history. Read Here […]
The Great Year Theory
Seeing the past as a series of hefty dates has its uses. It arrests the flow of history and helps us take stock of the maelstrom of events whirling about the room. But handing out the trophies of public recognition to the same years, again and again, doesn’t just innocently stop up the past. It […]
Who’s Problem Is It Anyway?
Missing from this “analysis” about how Obama should respond is why Barack Obama should respond. After all, the US has few strategic interests in the former Soviet Union and little ability to affect Russian decision-making. Read Here – The Guardian
We Love Locals
Anyone familiar with Singapore knows that race is a national obsession, and far more than a box to be ticked on official forms. Read Here – The Diplomat
looking beyond borders 