Archive
2013
Merry Mao-mas, One and All
By Tyler Roney
China's leaders struggle with the need to venerate Mao even as they tacitly repudiate his economic policies.
NATO Begins Negotiations With Afghanistan For Post-2014 Security Agreement
By Ankit Panda
The proposed NATO agreement with the Afghan government hinges on the completion of the BSA with the United States.
A “Safer” Way to Abandon Babies Sparks Controversy in China
By J.T. Quigley
Abandonment centers offer parents an anonymous drop-off site for unwanted children.
Kim Jong-Un was “Very Drunk” When Executions Began
By Zachary Keck
According to a report, the North Korean leader was very drunk when he ordered the first of the recent executions.
Indian Geronotocracy: Why Are Indian Leaders So Old?
By Ankit Panda
India's leaders are unrepresentatively old – why is this the case and is it changing?
An Inevitable Headache: US Allies Sell Defense Technology to China
By Ankit Panda
European and Israeli plans to do defense commerce with China could be a major headache for the United States.
Pakistan Army Operation in North Waziristan Kills Dozens
By Kiran Nazish
The Diplomat's Kiran Nazish reports from Peshawar, Pakistan.
China’s Space Diplomacy
By Shannon Tiezzi
The launch of a Bolivian satellite is the just the latest example of China's space diplomacy.
Who is Air Power’s Alfred Thayer Mahan?
By James R. Holmes
Air Power is unique in not having a grand theorist on par with Clausewitz or Mahan.
Why China Won't Attack Taiwan
By Zachary Keck
It is extremely unlikely that China will invade Taiwan, much less succeed.
U.S.-China Trade Talks: Deja Vu
By Shannon Tiezzi
The latest round of U.S.-China trade talks sounds a lot like prior incarnations: lots of talk, little progress.
Interview: Francisco J. Sánchez
By Li Zhenyu
As China and the U.S. hold annual trade talks, we speak with the U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade.