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I would like to talk a little bit about the international system and great power competition, because although I am very also disheartened by the low level of US-China relations at the moment, I think that there may be an even bigger problem, which is the effect that major power competition is havin...

About the author: Brian Wong Yueshun, Ph.D. candidate, Oxford University; Columnist, Hong Kong Economic Journal; TI Youth Observer Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated> There is no question that Abe was a contentious figure. To many in China and South Korea, he was an ...

Whether the death of Shinzo Abe will propel Japan to repeat its past mistakes is unknown. However, if Shinzo Abe’s nationalist spirit remains his prime tangible legacy, then his unchaining control of Japan’s beast of nationalism also remains Eastern Asia’s greatest danger.

NATO’s ambition to expand its global policeman role by focusing on countering is a serious overstretch in both capacity and governance. Western politicians may find China a useful scapegoat to blame in the public arena and excuse their actions at home, but ultimately to improve the current internat...

Right now, what we’re facing after the pandemic is that every country’s economy is suffering. This includes the United States and the member states of the G7. It’s obvious that financial issues will surely be a great challenge for all these countries given the current economic situation. Other t...

After more than 30 years of American exceptionalism, domestic divisions, failed foreign policy adventures, massive military spending, and record-breaking deficits, the United States is intent on shifting part of the cost, if not decision making, of the “Policeman of the World” role to NATO. What d...