Disastrously unprepared and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan is surely going to go down in the history books as one of the biggest self-inflicted humiliations of the American superpower. But for all the ridicule it has drawn, it’s a far bigger issue for Russia and China (among other regional stakeholders)
Tone-deaf remarks delivered by the Chinese strongman at the Boao Forum for Asia were aimed at the USA but could come back to bite China in the end.
When the Chinese titan, Deng Xiaoping, commenced the talks with the British about the future of Hong Kong, shortly after he took charge of China in 1978, little did he know that the ultimate deal reached a few years later - that the enclave would be governed by a different
President Donald Trump is not the one to beat around the bush so, when the spokesman of the Chinese foreign ministry (no less) started peddling a conspiracy theory that US Army could have brought the virus to Wuhan during the war games last year, he was quick to respond, labeling
After two years of mounting tensions, US president, Donald Trump, has signed the Phase 1 of a comprehensive trade agreement with China, scoring not only a vital political win for himself but a considerable victory for American interests in the long term. A tiny step with big consequences If you
Relations between the US and North Korea are heading for the lowest low since the leaders of two countries exchanged insults in the early 2018. Since then it seemed that a sudden reversal - culminating with the summits in Singapore and (less successful one) in Hanoi - would bring some
Months go by and I keep wondering how big a hole the protesters are going to dig for themselves and their city. Despite their seemingly good intentions their actions won't go down in history as a process of democratization or liberation of Hong Kong from what they believe
When normally peaceful protests in Hong Kong turned into a raid on Legislative Council on July 1st - two weeks after Carrie Lam declared suspension of the controversial Extradition Bill - I found the events so perplexing that it induced a certain suspicion that perhaps Beijing was responsible, clandestinely attempting
Days go by and protests in Hong Kong appear to increase in severity and irrationality, instead of dying down. I have explained here why they are quite senseless and will only result in more harm for the wealthy city. However, in the ensuing propaganda war, a lot of misleading information
I have been observing the events in Hong Kong quite silently for a while, expecting them to die down with time. But it seems that the tensions are going to last for a while longer, as the protesters appear to be emboldened by what they may think are their successes
If anybody thought Beijing's assurances that it does not seek dominance over others but simply wants to be a respected and valued member of the international community are genuine, then these hopes surely have just been dispelled. Foreign offensive Ever since the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, CFO of
The two gentlemen exchanging laughs in the lead photo to this article are, of course, Lee Kuan Yew himself and Robert Gates, then Defence Secretary of the United States. The photo was taken at the Shangri-La Dialogue in 2007 - an inter-governmental security forum organized in Singapore since 2002. Yet,
