Commentary Beijing seems to be running out of non-consequences in its drive to dominate the world. The cost of alienating the European Union is something that it must have underestimated. But playing Russian roulette on the international stage eventually has its price, and it looks like China will be paying a big one. Essentially, Beijing’s…
Beijing-Moscow Axis Is Driving the Emergence of the EU as the Next Superpower
The Importance of Excellence in Military Leadership: Sharp’s Excellent New Book
Commentary Military effectiveness depends upon many factors, the most important of which is military leadership. In a bold new book, Lt. Col. Langley Sharp, of the British Army’s Center for Army Leadership, has written “The Habit of Excellence: Why British Army Leadership Works.” In the book, he explains why the British army has had great…
China’s Economic Suicide: ‘Zero COVID’
April 22, 2022
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News Analysis Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been adamant that he will maintain his “zero-COVID” policy even as it destroys China’s economy. By the first week of April, approximately 75 percent of China’s 100 largest cities, which account for over half of the GDP, have imposed COVID-19 restrictions. Shanghai’s draconian lockdown was the most widely…
Israel Is Mistaken About China
April 22, 2022
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News Analysis Israel is America’s longtime friend and ally. We have been through a lot together. And Israel is a rare democracy in the Middle East. So when Israel’s central bank recently made plans to downgrade the U.S. dollar in its reserves and introduce China’s yuan, it really hurt. Friends should not do this to…
April 25: Remembering Sacrifice and Service for a Greater Good
April 22, 2022
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Commentary On April 25 two significant events stand out. They have parallels, yet occurred at different times, in different countries and involved different peoples—Australians, New Zealanders, Turks, and Chinese. What happened on April 25, 1915, at Gallipoli in Turkey, is well known to most Australians and New Zealanders. ANZAC Day remembers the sacrifices of 16,000…
Shanghai as a Front Line in China’s New Civil War
Commentary China’s “new civil war”—with Xi Jinping’s ultra-Maoists pitted against the “moderates” of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the free-wheeling private sector—accelerated with Xi’s lockdown of Shanghai beginning in March. The lockdown of Shanghai (population of 25 million) was supposedly carried out to suppress a COVID-19 outbreak. In reality, it was nothing of the…
China’s GDP Could Drop in 2022: Expert
News Analysis China’s real economic growth rate could be zero percent or even negative this year, according to a Hong Kong-based academic expert on China’s economy. Chinese growth is under pressure from COVID-19 lockdowns, inflationary pressures, depressed trade due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and potential secondary sanctions from the United States and allies…
Why Does the Chinese Regime Constantly Attack Korean Culture?
Commentary The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics in February angered viewers around the world. It especially angered South Korean viewers. During the performance, a Chinese woman emerged wearing a hanbok, a dress that is an inextricable part of Korean culture. When asked for comment, the Chinese Embassy in Seoul insisted that the performer…
Defending Taiwan: Lessons From the Russia-Ukraine War
Commentary The current, expanded phase of the Russian-Ukrainian war is entering its eighth week. The invasion has triggered far-ranging changes to international relations. Among them are the emerging remilitarization of Germany, a renewed sense of purpose within NATO, the potential expansion of the organization to include Sweden and Finland, and a rethinking of Europe’s energy…
US Underestimation of PLA Capabilities Once Again Aids Chinese Hegemony
Commentary To ensure the survival of its oppressive dictatorship, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is busy building the world’s most powerful military force—on Earth and in space—to achieve a new global hegemony under which it plans to set the rules that determine prosperity and security. The CCP’s path to hegemony has always depended on its…
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