The land route to China was 3,920 miles on the Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to the branch east of Chita where the Chinese Eastern Railway … Read the rest
The Making Of The Modern Middle East Part Two
In Part One we detailed the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Sharif Hussein Arab Revolt. In Part Two the carving up of the Middle East … Read the rest
The Making Of The Modern Middle East Part One
The Doctrine of Palestine in history would never have amounted to anything more than an intellectual musing had it not been for the huge ambitions … Read the rest
The Food Weapon
Conflict has long been a central driver of global hunger. This enduring pattern is on tragic display today in places such as the Gaza Strip, … Read the rest
Political Speech Control?
On March 14, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would, if enacted, force Chinese media conglomerate ByteDance to divest itself of TikTok or find the … Read the rest
The Test
The Risks of Internet Regulation
On March 14, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would, if enacted, force Chinese media conglomerate ByteDance to … Read the rest
The Politicization Of The U.S. Military
When Senator Tommy Tuberville finally lifted his blanket hold on promotions for 440 senior military officers last December, many in the Pentagon breathed a sigh … Read the rest
The Palestinian Option
Since the first weeks of the brutal war in the Gaza Strip, Washington has devoted an inordinate amount of attention to the idea that reforming … Read the rest
President Xi’s Thought
By Eric Vandenbroeck and co-workers
President Xi’s Thought
In 2023, Hunan TV, China’s second-most-watched television channel, unveiled a series called When Marx Met Confucius. … Read the rest