Americans love flags. The over-sized flag, the “Star Spangled Banner”, was a strategic tool of Fort McHenry at the Battle of Baltimore and the US national anthem itself is named after the flag. If the United States ever truly intended… Read More ›
Month: February 2017
Australia is the leader in the Asia-Pacific region, not China or Japan
Forbes recently wrote that the leading power in East Asia will be Japan, not China. While this is probably true, Australia should not be forgotten as already being the de facto leader in the greater Asia-Pacific region, and could be… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, February 20, 2017
Keeping 70 years of war on the books is not only a bad idea, it is a hazard. That period is longer than copyright laws and ten times longer than debts can be collected and taxes audited. At some point,… Read More ›
Australia has not changed their position on the South China Sea, despite what media says
A recent article in the Australian Financial Review claims that Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has changed her position on the South China Sea, and that Australia is now more in step with China’s stance. This is not necessarily true,… Read More ›
China, America and insecurities that threaten the world
Donald Trump needs to stop playing on Twitter and act like a leader of the free world, for everyone’s sake Since being elected just three months ago, Donald Trump has made 46 child-like Twitter attacks on American allies and well-respected Americans,… Read More ›
Cadence of Conflict: Asia, February 13, 2017
After three weeks, President Trump finally had his phone call with Chinese President Xi. The report is that Trump will uphold the United States’ long-standing “One China” policy, in which China proper and the island of Taiwan are one country… Read More ›
The leading power in East Asia will be Japan, not China
By 2040, Japan will rise as East Asia’s leading power. This is one of our most controversial forecasts at Geopolitical Futures. Our readers know that GPF is bearish on China. And while some may disagree on that point, they usually see that… Read More ›
Cadence Column: Asia, February 6, 2017
Zuckerberg, king of messages and speaker of Mandarin, fails to get China’s main message. China doesn’t want Facebook’s mission. Facebook helps people talk to each other and know what’s going on. With all that’s already going on, China sees information… Read More ›
America’s chief strategist: ‘We’re going to war in the South China Sea … no doubt’
The United States and China will fight a war within the next 10 years over islands in the South China Sea, and “there’s no doubt about that”. At the same time, the US will be in another “major” war in… Read More ›
China says war with US becoming practical reality
War with the US under Donald Trump is “not just a slogan” and becoming a “practical reality”, a senior Chinese military official has said. The remarks were published on the People’s Liberation Army website, apparently in response to the aggressive… Read More ›
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