Not Too Late for Obama to Leave a Bold Legacy to History
On the front page of recent issue of Wall Street Journal was an article titled, “An Arc of Instability Unseen Since the ‘70s.” The piece pointed out that “In the past month alone, the U.S. has faced...
View ArticleTime for Obama to Make a Peace Overture to China
Next month President Obama will be going to Beijing and he has the opportunity to make history and finally make good on the Nobel Peace Prize given to him rather prematurely at the beginning of his...
View ArticleWill Obama become a foreign policy president?
Despite this week’s elections, President Obama has the time and scope to do big things over the next two years. But they will have to be in the world beyond Washington. Next week’s trip to Asia would...
View ArticleBrzezinski: Why We Need a U.S.-China ‘Pacific Charter’ for Global Stability
In Beijing on Monday, U.S. President Barack Obama called on China to be a "partner in underwriting the international order" instead of "undermining" it.
View ArticleThe Xi-Obama Summit – What Comes Next in U.S.-China Relations
What the Xi-Obama November agreements suggest is that the two leaders are able to communicate effectively on complex problems, negotiate in good faith, and reach mature understandings that serve the...
View ArticleAsian Reflections on Obama and Beyond
Chinese experts underestimate the strong drivers underpinning the U.S. pivot to Asia, which will likely continue despite the Democratic losses in the recent congressional elections and the retirement...
View ArticleWith Joint Efforts, Sino-US Relations Can Embark on a New Path
In the two and a half years since Beijing raised the concept of building a “new model of major-country relations,” the U.S. has made statements that it doesn’t completely subscribe. However, as Yu Sui...
View ArticleObama Speech Reaffirms Security Policies with China by Omission
By not emphasizing security differences with Beijing, President Barack Obama’s State-of-the-Union address made evident his general satisfaction with the success of his China policies.
View ArticleObama: China, India & the State of the Pivot
The recent State of the Union speech by President Obama didn’t underscore the critical importance of strengthened U.S. – Asia cooperation and engagement. Curtis Chin suggests that Obama could have more...
View ArticleObama’s Legacy and Sino-US Relations
President Obama’s sixth State of the Union (SOTU) address was heavy on domestic policy and light on foreign policy. The president did not talk much about recent progress in the US-Chinese relations....
View ArticleA Chinese Reflection on Obama’s State of the Union Address
In his 2015 State of the Union, President Obama repeatedly mentioned China, made forceful proposals to improve the economy for the middle-class, and warned against any attempt to repeal his signature...
View ArticleObama Sends New Message on U.S.-China Competition
Rather than focusing on military containment, Obama made it clear that economic competition is a priority of the U.S. It isn’t entirely negative if China and the U.S. increase economic competition,...
View ArticleObama Administration Reaffirms China Policy in Key Documents
Both the responses the next U.S. Defense Secretary gave to the Senate Armed Services Committee and the latest U.S. National Security Strategy adopt a benign tone regarding China. These documents...
View ArticleCollective Action, Strategic Patience, and U.S. Leadership
President Obama is very cautious in using military force. The transforming foreign policy strategy for the U.S. has been to share the cost of hegemony. For the United States, the main risk comes from...
View ArticleMr. Xi Goes to Washington
The recent announcement in Washington and Beijing that Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States in September underscores the continuing momentum in the improvement of...
View ArticleThe California Summit and Beyond: The Next Steps
The Xi-Obama Sunnylands summit came at a crucial time in the bilateral relationship. The weekend meeting, which featured a variety of discussions including a new great-power relationship and increasing...
View ArticleMutual Trust Essential for Closer Sino-US Ties
With a new type of bilateral relationship, China and the US should achieve trust in politics, economic complementarity, cultural exchange, military interaction and diplomatic consultation, writes Yu Sui.
View ArticleA “New Type of Great Power Relationship” between China and US
At the heart of China’s request for a new type of big power relationship with the US is a demand for greater symmetry in bilateral negotiations, writes Pang Zhongying. Only a roughly symmetrical...
View ArticleShould China Join the TPP Negotiations?
As time progresses, regional trade agreements have grown in number. Although these agreements are effective and beneficial to those nations involved, they cannot and should not replace the global...
View ArticleAmbassador Cui Tiankai’s Interview with CNN: A Rare Look over The Great Wall
Are the U.S. and China headed for a “new great power relationship?” In a rare and exclusive interview with Christiane Amanpour, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai said that it’s “obvious” that...
View ArticleAn Important Step Forward: China-US Cooperation in Africa
Obama’s recent rhetoric about China and other emerging countries’ entry into Africa has been quite encouraging and can be seen as an important step forward for future US-China cooperation in Africa,...
View ArticleObama in Africa
President Obama has refused to be intimidated by China’s influence in Sub-Saharan Africa, visiting the same number of African nations in June and July as his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping,...
View ArticleObama’s African Policy in Dilemma
Following President Obama’s most recent trip to Africa, it is necessary to examine the United States’ Africa policy. Noting the core interests and efforts of the Obama administration in Africa, Chen...
View ArticleXi and Putin Welcome Solid China-Russia Security Partnership
With Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin set to meet during the G-20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Richard Weitz highlights the recent strengthening of the Sino-Russian...
View ArticleFirst and Encouraging Step in US-Iran Relations
The recent “ice-breaking” discussions between high level cabinet members and a phone discussion between the presidents of the United States and Iran has been greeted with open arms not only by the US...
View ArticleObama’s Missed Asia Trip Is No Disaster—If He Follows Up Strong
The announcement that President Obama was cancelling a leg of his Asia trip due to the government shutdown sent shockwaves through the international community and created a power vacuum at APEC in...
View ArticleFurthering Constructive U.S.-China Relations?
In spite of the progress made at this week’s APEC and ASEAN meetings in Bali and Brunei respectively, there are still concerns that President Obama’s absence reduced U.S. influence in the region....
View ArticleMind Your Own Business
Why America needs to fix its problems at home before messing around in Asia.
View ArticleObama’s Global Strategy
The U.S. has relentlessly worked on improving its foreign policies in order to safeguard its global hegemony. Chen Jimin analyzes the framework of the Obama administration’s global strategy.
View ArticleObama Shouldn’t Lecture Xi About Surveillance
American officials have criticized rightly China’s surveillance tactics but the US is fast losing all credibility to criticize China for any of its domestic and international surveillance activities,...
View ArticleAmerica’s Moral Dilemma
Following President Barack Obama’s contentious meeting with the Dalai Lama, Tom Watkins examines the tensions between China and Tibet, America’s fiscal crisis, and the need for the United States to put...
View ArticleObama’s Agenda in Asia
What’s on President Barack Obama’s agenda in Asia? As U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s trip to the Asia-Pacific comes to a close, Mel Gurtov turns his attention to Obama-s four-country trip at...
View ArticleTop Priority for Obama’s Asian Trip
Wu Zurong urges President Obama to encourage Japan to refrain from its path of reviving militarism and instead to seek solutions through peaceful negotiations.
View ArticleGreater Cooperation & Consultation: Defining A US Pivot That Goes Beyond...
President Obama's trip to Asia is an important event in the administration's "pivot" or "rebalancing" to Asia. While the pivot may be difficult, all sectors of American and Asian society will be...
View ArticleWashington’s Growing Security Ties with Manila Risk Alienating China
The US and Philippines have developed a close military relationship in recent years that the Chinese fear is an attempt to entrap or counter their influence in the region. Recent aggressive moves by...
View ArticleUS Can’t Change the Ownership of Diaoyu Islands
President Barack Obama’s recent trip to meet with Asian allies was an attempt to reassure allies that they still have US support. In particular, President Obama’s rhetoric regarding the Diaoyu Islands...
View ArticleObama in Asia, with China in Mind
At the conclusion of President Obama’s four country tour, US foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific seemingly remains unchanged. Promoted as an attempt to bolster relations with allies, many saw the trip...
View ArticleObama’s Asian Trip Reprises an American “Manifest Destiny” in Asia
President Barack Obama’s recent trip redefined the United States as “an Asia Pacific nation” that seeks to reassert its leadership in the region. The rhetoric as well as defense pacts with nations like...
View ArticleObama’s Asian Tour Reflects US Rebalance Strategy’s Dilemma
President Obama wrapped up his four Asian nation trip last week, which was an effort to promote America’s “rebalance” to the region. Viewed by many in the region as unsuccessful, the trip did not put...
View ArticleThe Obama Visit to Japan: Appearance and Reality in U.S.-Japan-China Relations
Following the first visit to Japan by a U.S. president in nearly two decades, Stephen Harner examines President Barack Obama’s recent tour of four East Asian nations in order to truly understand how...
View ArticleObama’s “Rebalancing” to Asia-Pacific Losing Balance
China and the US are big countries in the Asia-Pacific. China appreciates a constructive US presence in the region. But it will also be unequivocally opposed to the US endangering Chinese national...
View ArticleUS Should Learn To “Enjoy Cooperation”
Wang Yusheng writes that China is not a “negative energy,” and the US should no longer continue to use regional allies to contain China. Instead, the United States should realize China’s growing power...
View ArticleObama’s Trip Aimed to Rightsize the Pivot, Not Threaten Beijing
The unfavorable Chinese media coverage of President Barack Obama’s recent Asian trip reflects the mistaken impression that the president’s tour was designed to rally regional partners against Beijing,...
View ArticleObama at West Point: The Limits of American Exceptionalism
In light of President Obama’s address at West Point, Mel Gurtov discusses various aspect of the speech and analyzes its implications on U.S. foreign policy.
View ArticleObama’s Strategic Dilemma
Chen Jimin uses President Obama’s West Point commencement speech to serve as the springboard for a discussion about the structural dilemmas the United States faces with regard to its foreign policy....
View ArticleObama’s Most Portentous Foreign Policy Mistake: The ‘Pivot to Asia’
Given the ‘pivot to Asia’ policy that has been executed by the Obama administration, Stephen Harner discusses its various negative implications. In addition to his assessment of the policy’s...
View ArticleCharting a Middle Course: Why Obama’s West Point Speech Should Reassure the...
In light of President Obama’s commencement speech at West Point, Minxin Pei analyzes and discusses various facets of the talk. Specifically, Pei points to four themes in President Obama’s speech as...
View ArticleContemporary Inspirations from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Tim Robbins’ recent rendition of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Beijing attempted to relate to present-day waves of violence throughout the world by emphasizing a need for ‘the power of love’, but...
View ArticleXi’s State Visit Gives Obama Opportunity to Make History
For most of his administration, Obama’s foreign policy followed the disastrous course left by his predecessor combined with his desire to offend the least number of his Congressional critics. George...
View ArticleObama: I’m No Lame Duck
A string of achievements in his second term, even after a disastrous 2014 mid-term election, means the incumbent can be ranked among the nation’s high-achieving presidents, despite the fact that his...
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