Past Programs
Union Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan: before and after the US withdrawal
February 09, 2022 Raffaella Iodice Although the US completed withdrawal of all its military forces and civilian personnel from Afghanistan on August 30,2022, the European Union was also involved in the larger evacuation multinational operation that took place at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul in August. Since then, the EU has continued to contribute
Dealing with the Dragon: A Great Wall on Common Ground
December 01, 2021 Philip A Shull China's searing experience with famine and food scarcity across the millennia has shaped fundamental aspects of Chinese culture. Indeed, the written word for "population" is composed of the characters of "person" and "mouth" - very different from the Western "per capita", i.e. "per head." With four times the population and
China’s Changing Nuclear Posture
November 10, 2021 Matt Korda US defense officials have claimed for several years that China is planning to at least double its nuclear warhead stockpile over the next decade, but without providing the public any details to back up their claim. That changed this summer, when nongovernmental organizations—including the Federation of American Scientists—disclosed construction of what
Power, Money, and Ideas: the Chinese Communist Party at the Helm
October 27, 2021 John Holden In 2017 China’s paramount leader Xi Jinping said famously: “Government, the military, society and schools, north, south, east and west – the party leads them all”. In 2021, however, as it celebrates its centenary the CCP is doubling down on its efforts to reach into all aspects of Chinese life. It’s crackdowns on technology and tutoring companies, restrictions on
China in the World 2021
October 06, 2021 Ambassador William H. Itoh Marking the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping celebrated China’s decades of spectacular economic growth and China’s return as a world power. Having successfully contained the pandemic, China has emerged even stronger while others, including the United States, have struggled. Citing the many victims of Covid
The Department of State in the Biden Administration
September 29, 2021 Ambassador Mark L. Asquino In January, President Biden pledged to reverse the disastrous mismanagement of the Department of State during the Trump Administration. He nominated as his secretary of state was Antony Blinken, a highly-experienced foreign policy expert. Blinken has brought to his job years of experience as a senior Congressional staffer, senior
