America Self-Contained? A Symposium
The US-China Codependency

China and the U.S. each need the other to remain economically vibrant, and both will benefit from a U.S.-led global order.

America Self-Contained? A Symposium
Japan’s Existential Angst

Japan is worried by America’s “strategic ambiguity” and uncertain about its own future.

America Self-Contained? A Symposium
A Second Act for U.S. Foreign Policy

Obama should be thinking of his place in history as he ponders what to do about Ukraine.

The God Wars in Asia
Burmese Government Depriving Refugees of Water, Medicine

Burma’s persecuted Rohingya minority is in desperate need of basic supplies like water and medicine, and angry Buddhist mobs have driven away the humanitarian aid groups who want to help.

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America Self-Contained? A Symposium
Obama’s Pragmatic Internationalism

The President takes the long view, and his caution in the global arena is no mistake.

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America Self-Contained? A Symposium
The Reluctant Strongman

The Obama Administration’s foreign policy has been one long parade of errors.

America Self-Contained? A Symposium
Obama’s “Greta Garbo Moment”

The leader of the world’s only superpower just “wants to be alone.” Part of the symposium: “America Self-Contained?

Game of Thrones
Hagel Warns Beijing, Reassures Skittish Allies in East Asia

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel told an audience in Beijing, point blank, not to pull a “Crimea” in its territorial disputes in the region. Will it be enough to reassure Japan and other nervous U.S. allies in East Asia?

Delivering Health
Consumers Win Big from Growth of Health Care Clinics

The growth of health clinics at big box retailers may be the most important innovation in health care delivery in our time.

College Spending
Athletic Spending Crowds Out Academics

Colleges are increasing athletic budgets much faster than academic ones, especially at Division III schools.

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