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October 29, 2012

Turkey
Guest Post: Kurdish Issue,Turkish Problem

My friend and colleague, Dov Friedman, was nice enough to guest post while I’m convalescing from a recent injury. Enjoy. Over the last six months, the Turkish military and the Kurdistan Worker’s Par…

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Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

April 25, 2012

Save Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan is a very nice man. All the people around the world who would second that notion, or indeed advance it with great energy, should be joining together now to salvage his reputation. As Secr…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

August 22, 2011

China
U.S.-China Basketball Brawl Becomes an Inappropriate Metaphor

Players from American Georgetown University men's basketball team and China's Bayi men's basketball team fight during a basketball friendly game at the Beijing Olympic Basketball Arena on August 18, …

U.S.-China Basketball Brawl Becomes an Inappropriate Metaphor
Blog Post by Elizabeth C. Economy Asia Unbound

April 30, 2014

United States
Missing in Asia: The Pivotal Person in Obama’s Pivot

It is tough to get a fix on what is wrong with President Obama’s Asia pivot. On the face of it, it is the perfect policy at the perfect time: it serves America’s economic interests by pushing a high-…

U.S. President Barack Obama pauses next to Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a joint news conference in the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo April 24, 2014. Abe said on Thursday that he will continue to explain his visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead to gain understanding from neighbouring Asian countries. REUTERS/Larry Downing (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS)
Blog Post by Elizabeth C. Economy Asia Unbound

January 15, 2021

Transition 2021
Transition 2021: What Can Biden Get Done?

Each Friday, I look at what is happening in President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition to the White House. This week: Biden faces substantial obstacles in his bid to remake U.S. foreign policy after four…

Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris sits behind President-Elect Joe Biden as he speaks at a podium labelled "Office of the President Elect."
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge