The South China Sea Conflict: International Political Economy, Power Rivalries, and Incident Outcomes Editors Note: Original PDF found in hyperlink here. Introduction and Research Question In the last two decades, the race to control the […]
Category: Politics
Playing Tai-Chi with China’s Political Titles
A year ago this meeting between Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-Jeou would have been between the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Nationalist parties. However, near the end of last year, Mr. […]
The Political Ostriches
The political ostriches on the Hill need to get their heads out of their holes and resolve their playground antics maturely. I’d even wager to say our Federal Government looks to be run by King […]
“The Shutdown” or “Retards in the Legislature”
I am not a fan of Obamacare. It’s not its much-vaunted permanency problems, nor the hesitant start-up the initiative has been going through. It’s something else. Jesus, it’s like every week since they passed the […]
A History of Treason
A HISTORY OF TREASON: Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodies: Who Watches the Watchmen? After the Second Great War, the world was split into two ideological power bases, the liberal, democratic West led by the United States […]
Cinco De Mayo 2013: The Enemy Within
When Cinco de Mayo comes around, the first and last thoughts I have about it are, in order, “shit it’s time for some Corona and tacos” and “crazy how the French were in Mexico all […]
Why North Korea is Winning the Battle of Words
My opening is going to be droll, because every time this happens it is so very droll: North Korea is doing it again. They’re posturing against the United States, South Korea and their allies with […]
What the European Union Could Be
In 1945 Europe had a lot of talking to do. In a historian’s view Europe had been in a state of open conflict and chaos starting with World War One in 1914, something that carried […]
New Pope is Chosen, Identity is Yet to Be Revealed.
A new Pope, the bishop of Rome and leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has been chosen according to CNN, but yet his identity has not been revealed publicly. There has been a lot of […]
The Sequester and what it says about “Our” Politicians.
What happens when politicians can’t agree? The question itself isn’t gigantic or ground-breaking. Indeed, the real point of politics is the representation of different viewpoints, and that means they will inevitably come into conflict with […]