Book Review: Those who helped break the oppressors’ back For many who, for one reason or another, choose to make it their home, Taiwan is pa...

Why the US does not want a nuclear Iran While almost every day we are told that the US, the UN and the West in general oppose a nuclear Iran...

Now the real games begin Despite the unfortunate stabbing of a US national on day one, a few questions about possibly under-aged Chinese div...

Beggars and choosers In light of his track record on the US-led “war on terrorism” and conservative policies in general, it is rather unusua...

Why South Ossetia matters to Taiwan As the world holds its breath and awaits confirmation that Russian troops have pulled out of Georgia, it...

The ugly illusion For those who live far away from China or who do not focus on its domestic politics on a regular basis, China seems to be ...

In Memoriam: Anthony Russo There were many occasions during my long struggle to complete Smokescreen , my expose of Canadian security intell...

It’s the Cold War all over again Anyone who has followed (even if only remotely) developments in Eastern Europe in the past few years would ...

Right words, wrong person US President George W. Bush has “deep concerns” about the human rights situation in China, and he intends to say j...

Condi’s prescription for failure One can almost feel the static in the air around academics whenever Foreign Affairs magazine is set to pub...

Taking a step back on the ‘arms freeze’ Followers of developments in the Taiwan Strait have all been in suspense as they wait to see whether...

China's newest problem? “Through this blessed jihad in Yunnan, the Turkestan Islamic Party warns China one more time … Our aim is to tar...

Canada’s child soldier I have long meant to write about the Omar Khadr case, but somehow never got around to doing it, perhaps because I did...

Meeting the velociraptor The man comes with some heavy baggage. US ambassador to Indonesia from 1986 to 1989, undersecretary of defense for ...

A different way in? Repeated attempts by Taiwan to gain access to the UN and the WHO have all been shot down, and despite “thawing” relation...

The Associated Press’ take on China Language, language, how it shapes our perception of reality, especially when it is used by supposed “rel...

The great disconnect The reports we see every night about the G8 summit in Hokkaido, Japan, could not be more aggravating. As the planet hea...

Bush and Fukuda in La-la Land US President George W. Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda officially announced yesterday that they ...

Taipei’s deflecting strategy With the Taiwanese stock exchange in a freefall and signs that Beijing may not be as indulgent on Taiwan as its...

Terrorism against Iran gets a boost Renown investigative reporter Seymour Hersh has an important piece in this week’s edition of The New Yor...