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… an economic miracle, an astonishing 50 times increase of GDP per capita. So that has been terrific. The second area is national pride and national rejuvenation. And frankly, China as almost every other country, if the two come into conflict, the latter has to prevail, especially...

… a little bit artificial, but nonetheless it is a matter of public policy in China to support the government. There’s a nationalistic pride in China. Americans will be affected by their pocket book. They’re going to pay more for baseball gloves and television sets and dishwashers...

… as Israeli settlement construction continues and as the Islamist Hamas gains clout within the once-secular Palestinian nationalist movement. Hamas emerged stronger politically from the recent clash with Israel and continues to reject the Jewish state's right to exist. Hamas and...

… proven less than durable. Once the leading members who founded such groups leave Congress, interest usually wanes. The National People’s Congress became even more active in supporting the growing number of congressional staff delegations to China during this period. In 2018, th...

…onitor. 3 Feigenbaum, Evan A. “Is Coercion the New Normal in China’s Economic Statecraft?” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. July 25, 2017. http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/07/25/is-coercion -new-normal-in-china-s-economic-statecraft-pub-72632; Levesque, Greg. “China’...

…srael at the U.N. Colum Lynch Article 3. The Washington Post Time to up the ante on Egypt David Ignatius Article 4. The National Interest Samantha and Her Subjects Jacob Heilbrunn Article 1. The Cairo Review of Global Affairs The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Now William B. Q...

…ance Committee will meet at 9 a.m. in the Ottley Legislative Hall on St. Thomas to consider a bill relating to the International Banking Center Regulatory Act and a bill reappropriating $2 million of Luis Hospital appropriations for the use of the HVAC project. Thursday The Rules...

…ranian concessions. Iran's failure to grasp such an offer would then conclusively demonstrate to both domestic and international audiences that the cause of the impasse is not American belligerence but Iranian truculence. But this approach fails to recognize that an arms-control...

…ranian concessions. Iran's failure to grasp such an offer would then conclusively demonstrate to both domestic and international audiences that the cause of the impasse is not American belligerence but Iranian truculence. But this approach fails to recognize that an arms-control...

no contradiction. Indeed, China is now experiencing its own cultural renaissance, fueled by its new affluence. The duality of the Chinese story is reflected in the West's schizophrenic response to it. The Nixon administration eagerly sought better relations with China under Mao,...

…y against the US dollar. The outflows averaged $64 billion per month in According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, China has installed anti-aircraft guns and other weapons systems on seven man-made islands in the South China Sea, including the Johnson Reef,...

…my two policy recommendations to the reformers are (i) design an effective global taxation scheme to properly tax multi-national corporations and (ii) adopt industrial policies to help countries focus on their comparative advantages. The US, UK, Japan, and Italy are all prime can...

…ants’ motion to dismiss is granted in part and denied in part. Plaintiffs’ claims alleging takings in violation of international law, promissory estoppel, equitable estoppel, and unjust enrichment— counts seven, nine, and ten in the complaint—are hereby dismissed as against the S...

…e Slaughter Article 3. Foreign Policy Sinai’s Bedouin run amok in post-Mubarak Egypt Mohamed Fadel Fahmy Article 4. The National Interest Foreign-Policy Failure Dimitri K. Simes Article 5. NYT Cheney Says He Urged Bush to Bomb Syria in ’07 Charlie Savage Article 6. Ma'an News Age...

…om Blackwell, “‘Don’t Step Out of Line’: Confidential Report Reveals How Chinese Officials Harass Activists in Canada,” National Post (Toronto), January 5, 2018, accessed October 11, 2018, https:// nationalpost.com/news/world/confidential-report-reveals-how-chinese-officials-hara...