January 2016 – The Scholar's Stage

Taiwan’s Problem is Not the Communist Party of China

16 January, 2016Narrative, The Middle Kingdom

Sometimes I wonder: do those on the mainland realize just how despised they are? Meet Chou Tzuyu (周子瑜). She is 16. She is a part of the K-Pop group TWICE. One of these days I will have to write about what one must to do to succeed on the Korean pop scene. Today I’ll be […]

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America Will Always Fail At Regional Expertise

13 January, 2016Bactria, Central Asia, Diplomacy, Small and Simple Things, Wealth

I have argued before that any potential American foreign policy or ‘grand strategy’ that requires statesmen with a nuanced understanding of a foreign region’s cultures, politics, and languages to implement it is doomed to fail. Regional acumen is a rare trait, and one I greatly admire. But it is rare for a reason. Regional acumen […]

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Taiwan’s Problem is Not the Communist Party of China

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