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20 of the US federal government. Because most PRC attempts to influence American opinion and practices occur at the local level, and because local media, universities, companies, and advocacy agencies are often involved in these efforts, knowingly and unknowingly, local leaders,...

… said with utmost gravity. Throughout the campaign and even more forcefully after the election, Trump had targeted the American intelligence community—the CIA, FBI, NSC, and, altogether, seventeen separate intelligence agencies—as incompetent and mendacious. (His message was “on...

…g him; Murdoch, for his part, would complain that he couldn’t get Trump off the phone. “He doesn’t know anything about American politics, and has no feel for the American people,” said Bannon to Trump, always eager to point out that Murdoch wasn’t an American. But Trump couldn’t...

…centralisation of political power in the Chinese system. In part it reflected the Chinese system’s deep conclusion that American global power was in relative decline and that the United States would not confront China militarily if China sought to expand its regional military pre...

…ria and official Arab support for Syrian stability, and you will grasp why the Assad regime saw an opening to reinforce American paralysis. Nor can the Obama administration ignore that the Syrian leadership regards American dithering as a sign of implicit approval of its actions....

…a’s advantages. I mention all this here because while it may be fashionable to speak of the period just passed as the “American Century” - and to wonder whose century comes next, the reality is that for two and a half centuries, through some of the most violent and wonderful cha...

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…decision arrives, nothing will be able to free you from the responsibility to look at the situation as it is then, with American interests in mind.” He accepted the point. But he reiterated his view that “kinetic action” — US security-speak for a military strike — would not only...

…Lawrence Kuhn says the West often doesn’t understand the Chinese leadership’s key priorities for China. The 67-year-old American is seen by many as one of the few figures outside the world’s second- largest economy who actually does. He is regarded as a knowledgeable insider, ha...

/ BARAK / 66 Bet technician. I assumed that, one way or another, the Americans could listen in, but was fairly confident we were beyond the electronic earshot of the Palestinians. I kept myself fully informed of, but at a distance from, the specific work of our five negotiating...

…s course to strengthen their classroom practice while accumulating credits toward advanced degrees in education. Though American teachers are required to take professional development courses, very few of these courses offer teachers content support. This initiative will provide...

…pt and challenge and slow the transition to a gated order if she wishes, but only at the cost of fatal distraction. An American Hard Gatekept system will thrive with or without China. China is not so fortunate. Her system, without America or other elements of global connection,...

…r neighbors. Our era’s revolutionary logic will shape choices in every nation differently. But I'd like here to discuss American foreign policy. America plays a central role in world order now. The country’s leading position makes her, to some degree, an unavoidable gatekeeper. I...

…tical conditions of US grain inventories. The softs, on the other hand, should remain under pressure due to ample South American production and export activity. That said, the sub-sector already weakened quite a bit, which will limit the downside in the short run and we remain ne...

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