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June 4, 2020

31 years after Tiananmen Square. Thursday is the 31st anniversary of the deadly crackdown in Tiananmen Square, when the military opened fire on thousands of protesters. True to form, Beijing is tightening its hold on pro-democracy movements in Hong Kong, with the local government banning an annual Tiananmen vigil for the first time in three […]

The Beginning of the Cyclic Shift

June 4, 2020

A number of people have asked me if the events this week are what I was predicting in my book, “The Storm Before the...

Daily Memo: An Alliance Survives

June 3, 2020

The U.S.-Philippine alliance revived. On Tuesday, Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin said Manila had suspended the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement. While the...

Mother Nature as a Geopolitical Force

June 3, 2020

History is biased, and not just because the victors tend to write it. The study of history is largely the study of humankind –...

Daily Memo: India-China Standoff Gets More Complicated

June 2, 2020

India’s frictions with its neighbors are becoming more entwined. The Pakistani and Chinese governments on Tuesday finalized an agreement on implementation of the Kohala...

From China to India

June 2, 2020

U.S.-China relations have been in decline for a long time. The United States had for years provided China with relatively free access to the...

Daily Memo: Riots in America

June 1, 2020

What started as a demonstration against the killing of black man has become something more.

Eroding Confidence in One Country, Two Systems

May 29, 2020

China is tightening its control over Hong Kong.

Daily Memo: Five Eyes on China

May 29, 2020

The international community is forming its response to Chinese moves on Hong Kong.

Saudi’s City of the Future Is a Mirage

May 29, 2020

It’s difficult for such a “progressive” project to thrive in a politically repressive and culturally closed environment.

Daily Memo: China Holds Firm on Hong Kong

May 28, 2020

Beijing is following through on its contentious security law for Hong Kong.

Friedman’s Thoughts In and Around Geopolitics: Why There Won’t Be a War With China

May 28, 2020

Jacek Bartosiak, a close friend and collaborator, wrote a piece earlier in the week that concluded with a discussion of U.S.-China relations. He and...

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