Category China
Trump coddled China (thus weakening the US) in his first term- 11 points on this
NOTE- this piece originally ran in the summer of 2020. President Trump, last Tuesday held a Rose Garden press conference ostensibly about China and Hong Kong. But instead it descended into a first-rate farce, as he attacked Joe Biden for everything imaginable and talked little about China and even less about a pandemic that is […]
Former Allies Ditch America: Realpolitik
As former allies shift allegiances, flows of commerce dissolve and inflation continues, an overview of geopolitics can offer some perspective. A post-Cold War era of globalization and prosperity is being replaced by fragmentation and more fluid alliances. The US, Europe, China, Russia, India and the Middle East represent the commanding heights of the new multipolar […]
Red Fever Pitch – a China reset
Fear sells. Fear is selling on both sides of the partisan divide and both sides of the Pacific. U.S. national security officials seeking enhanced weapons systems, media outlets seeking ratings and elected officials seeking popularity are all in on the hustle. While this is standard operating procedure in the nation’s capital, the U.S. may be […]
DeSantis Ukraine “flip-flop” highlights what he really is – transactional and desperate to be liked
Many culture warriors think that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is a true-believer. But reality is in my 30 years of being involved in Florida politics I have never seen a more “Pay-to-Play” politician. Yes, politics is a dirty game and transactionalism is increasingly the name of the game on both sides of the aisle, but […]
India at 75: Kashmir, Pakistan and China
The Kashmir crisis has consumed India and Pakistan since independence. It is the defining aspect of politics in South Asia and it should not be. To understand Kashmir, you have to understand partition. Partition cost approximately a 1,000,000 lives as the departing British much like they did in Ireland partitioned India based on religion. I […]
Trump’s consistent softness on China has left the United States weak and vulnerable
President Trump, last Tuesday held a Rose Garden press conference ostensibly about China and Hong Kong. But instead it descended into a first-rate farce, as he attacked Joe Biden for everything imaginable and talked little about China and even less about a pandemic that is raging currently having claimed over 140,000 American lives. Trump has […]
The Florida Squeeze 