Geopolitics
A Mini-Marshall Plan to Retain Allies
By Joseph Bosco Belize, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Nicaragua, Palau, Paraguay, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the
Geopolitics Watch: America Presses on the CCP’s Vital Points
From President Donald Trump’s remarks on China at the United Nations General Assembly to United States sanctions against a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) department and
Kissinger’s Historic China Policy: A Retrospective
By Joseph Bosco Henry Kissinger continues to amaze. Now 95, the former secretary of State under President Richard Nixon was recently interviewed for the 50th anniversary of
Geopolitics Watch: How the CCP Can Interfere in US Elections
United States President Donald Trump accused China of trying to meddle in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections in his opening remarks at the 2018 United
Geopolitics Watch: In Third Summit with Moon, Kim Successfully Sells Irreversible Denuclearization to N. Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean president Moon Jae-in held a third meeting in Pyongyang from Sept. 18 to Sept. 20. On
Win the Trade War with China to Deter a Real War
By Joseph Bosco President Trump just took the latest escalatory move in a trade war the United States and China are vigorously waging as either a proxy for
The ‘Taiwan Card’ and its Role in US-China Relations
By Joseph Bosco When two U.S. Navy destroyers passed through the international waters of the Taiwan Strait in early July, the head of China’s Taiwan
Geopolitics Watch: The CCP is Hijacking the ‘New Cold War’ Narrative
In July, a top CIA official observed at a security forum that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has long been fundamentally waging a “cold
Geopolitics Watch: Kim’s Outreach to Trump Bodes Well for North Korea Denuclearization
On Aug. 24, United States President Donald Trump announced a freeze in denuclearization talks with North Korea over what he felt was a lack of
Trump Must Set ‘America Firm’ Course with China to Protect Taiwan and US Interests
By Joseph Bosco China scholars and policy practitioners increasingly are accepting a painful and long-denied reality: four decades of Western engagement have failed to induce
Geopolitics Watch: PRC ‘Taiwan Invasion’ Propaganda Backfires
From conducting invasion drills to threatening “unification with military force” upon the visit of United States warships, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been consistent
Geopolitics Watch: US Affirms Existential Nature of the CCP Threat
William Evanina, director of the United States National Counterintelligence and Security Center, spoke about the magnitude of the Chinese communist regime’s espionage threat to America
China’s Wealth Lures Nations to Shun Taiwan, Ignore Persecutions
By Joseph Bosco The People’s Republic of China has successfully defied the international order and is relentlessly remaking it in its own mold. Nothing demonstrates that
Geopolitics Watch: The CCP’s Propaganda War on Trump’s China Policy
The Trump administration signaled a shift in the United States policy on China from engagement to competition with the 2017 National Security Strategy. The passing
Geopolitics Watch: The Coming Ideological Turn in US Policy on China
On Aug. 24, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission published a report on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) United Front work overseas and its