US president, Donald Trump has gone to Beijing and back. One newspaper in Asia has called much of the trip banal. Another one, this time in the UK, says Xi Jinping is the winner on all count... Read more
It is the kind of activity International Relations was initially defined to be about: “a small number of big and important things” around the world, to use Kenneth Waltz’s expression. Not fo... Read more
China is probing a former Defence Minister, Li Shangfu. He was not only dismissed last year, he has since been expelled from the Communist Party for allegedly tasting the forbidden fruits. S... Read more
By Branko Milanovic A few days ago I re-read the book of Lenin’s final years’ speeches and letters. The book covers the years 1922 and 1923 (Lenin died in January 1924). I grabbed the... Read more
US-China Off to a Calm Start After Disquiet on US Threat of Military Option Against North Korea US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson ended his first official trip to Asia on a calmer note th... Read more
The global image of late Fidel Castro is now emerging in tributes to him by world leaders, spanning political, regional and sports chieftains. The tributes are pouring from all corners of th... Read more
Fidel Castro’s Greatest Interventions? This is debateable but the following quotes would appear to be Castro’s classics, the permanent take-aways from the large textual warfare... Read more
