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…e Agus served as an attending physician in oncology, which showed striking differences between the aggressiveness of prostate cancer in certain patients and their ability to respond to treatment. Agus also served as Director of the Louis Warschaw Prostate Cancer Center, and as an...

…tists, that deep understanding of exceptionally complicated phenomena requires staking out a piece of theoretical real estate with only a few properties, putting to the side many interesting, but potentially distracting details. This book extracts the core of evil, the part that...

85 The SinoVision/Qiaobao story is illustrative of Beijing’s push to dominate Chinese- language media in the United States. SinoVision, Qiaobao, and the Sino American Times (= 3HET#R) all belong to the Asian Culture and Media Group (2 B= WIL SB). Sources in these firms say that...

…t 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 presence. In part it reflected a Chinese institutional conclusion tha...

…added that "some of the key considerations are flipped." In the Arizona case, conserva- tives insisted that respect for state sovereignty required letting states play a leading role in con- trolling immigration within their borders. But Mr. Sessions, a long- time conservative him...

157 But it also means that French state television of the 1960s often aired views favorable to the Cultural Revolution, while Maoism was influential inside the radical Left. French diplomacy also has had its “China school,” with leading figures such as Etienne Manach (a historic...

… research and represents an attempt to document the extent of China’s expanding influence operations inside the United States. While there have been many excellent reports documenting specific examples of Chinese influence seeking,* this effort attempts to come to grips with the...

…US interest. The constant drumbeat of anti-American reporting in pro-Beijing media outlets headquartered in the United States creates an unhealthy environment. Promoting Transparency A major challenge is the fact that China has worked successfully to mask its influence operat...

…er Dominique de Villepin, who is a frequent visitor to the country. He has regularly made positive remarks to Chinese state media and at other fora regarding the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Chinese cooperation with the EU. In 2018, he became a distinguished professor at...

141 The State Council Information Office/External Propaganda Leading Group The State Council Information Office/External Propaganda Leading Group is the nerve center and leading organ in the sprawling system of China’s international propaganda (NA+) work. It maps out the entire...

…ffs’ motion to supplement the record against Prince Salman and Prince Naif is denied. B. Defendants’ Status as Foreign States for FSIA Purposes 41 The FSIA provides the following definition of “foreign state”: (a) A “foreign state” ... includes a political subdivision of a fore...

… its reporting in recent years. ¢ Backchina.com, (738, ranked as the fifth most popular Chinese website in the United States), was once a staunch critic of China like Duowei. But in 2017 its editors attended the ninth World Chinese Media Forum in China and its reporting became...

…apacitated. Ehud Olmert becomes interim Prime Minister. Hamas wins Palestinian Legislative Council elections. Quartet Statement on Palestinian Legislative elections. Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas appointed Prime Minister. Hamas Political Program. Kadima leader Ehud Olmert wins Israe...

…1, 2013 >, , "Mahle, Melissa "Seche, Stephen A." >, "Dixon, Timothy" A friendly discussion about Syria with a former US State Department colleague gave rise to a point I will not soon forget. "Fred, there's no time for policy deliberations about Syria or anyplace else. We live in...

…her criminal sentenced in Florida. But inmate No. W35755 would not be treated like other convicted sex offenders in the state of Florida, which has some of the strictest sex offender laws in the nation. Ten years before the #MeToo movement raised awareness about the kid-glove han...