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The U.S. and China have the largest economies in the world.  They also are the most influential countries and have the most powerful militaries in the world.  Therefore, they are the most important countries to help the world to solve, or at least reduce, the many large and critical problems facing humanity, in areas such […]

Five major trends illustrate how the world is changing, and that the West must grapple with the reality that it can no longer impose its “leadership” on the world as it once did. The post-Western, multipolar international order is coming to pass. As the world grapples with the implications of this shift in power, the […]

This article provides a review of the recent book [1] Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucdydides’s Trap? by Graham Allison. The book discusses whether a situation with a rising power facing a ruling power will likely end up in war. In the book, Allison analyzed several such world situations, it argues that […]

This remark “China has a 5,000 history of cheating and stealing. Some things will never change…” was made in a tweet in 12/3/2020 by Tennessee’s Senator Marsha Blackburn. Such remark is absurd and show the complete ignorance of the speaker and would normally be dismissed if it didn’t come the mouth of a U.S. senator. […]