Tag: South and Central Asia
A Salutation to Arms: Asia’s Military Buildup, Its Reasons, and Its Implications
Review by John Sylvester
The China Fallacy
Review by Stanton Jue
The China Fallacy: How the U.S. Can Benefit From China’s Rise and Avoid Another Cold War by Donald Gross, Bloomsbury, New York & London, 2012, ISBN-13:978-1441147899, paperback 2013, 320 pp.
Sideways: America’s Pivot and Its Military Bases in the Asia Pacific
Review by John Handley
Tensions and Diplomacy in the South China Sea
Reviewed by Francis P. Sempa, Contributing Editor
Alliance Politics in Asia
Reviewed by James W. White
Thomas J. Christensen, Worse Than A Monolith: Alliance Politics and Problems of Coercive Diplomacy in Asia. Princeton: Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0-691-14260-9, hard cover, (ISBN 978-0-691-14261-6 paperback), 2011, 306 pp.
Afghanistan: An American Tragedy
by Benjamin L. Landis A retired military officer and frequent contributor to this journal sounds off on why the United States should withdrawal militarily from Afghanistan. He cites four benefits to withdrawal. Why is the United States engaged in massive … Read more
The Grand Jihad
Reviewed by Colonel (USA, ret) James L. Abrahamson, Ph. D.
Andrew C. McCarthy, The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the Left Sabotage America, New York: Encounter Books, 2010, ISBN 978-1-59403-377-3, 455 pages
Humanitarian versus National Interests
A Statistical Reflection on Official Development Assistance and Whether It is Directed Towards Its Goals and Ideals by Steve Dobransky American Diplomacy rarely publishes statistical analysis. But because this paper analyzes the debate over foreign aid’s purposes and motivations, we … Read more
Does U. S. Policy Hurt or Help Al Qaeda?
by Haviland Smith A long time observer of Middle Eastern affairs proposes a radical change in American policy in the region with the goal of “helping Al Qaeda die.” Would this change have unintended consequences? The suggestion itself is sure … Read more
Will the West—and the United States—Go the Distance?
by James L. Abrahamson The following commentary by a seasoned observer of the international scene raises a fundamental question that calls for consideration by all interested parties, whether or not they find much merit in Osama bin Laden’s thesis that … Read more
Release of Foreign Relations, 1969-1976, Vol. XX, Southeast Asia, Announced
Release of Foreign Relations, 1969-1976, Vol. XX, Southeast Asia, Announced Office of the Historian Bureau of Public Affairs United States Department of State December 15, 2006 The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, Volume … Read more