BRICS Without Mortar
Despite its recent expansion, the BRICS ‘alliance’ is nothing more than vaporware. Claims of the death of the American-led world order have been greatly exaggerated.
Tagged: china
On Geopolitical Chivalry
Should the strong protect the weak? The answer to this question says a great deal about the divergence between contemporary European and American attitudes on foreign policy.
What’s In a Name?
What’s more fun than some light trolling? This movement needs a motto, and there’s one just begging to be adopted: Make Beijing Peking Again.
Taiwanese Sovereignty is American Security
Friendly control of Taiwan is a core national security interest for the United States, and not just because of its economic heft. The strategic implications of the former Formosa go back over a century.
When the Cat’s Away: China Brokers Deal Between Iran and Saudi Arabia
The China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia has shuffled the deck in the Middle East, cutting the US out of the pot.
Reluctance as Policy
The Biden administration has a fatally flawed understanding of our position vis a vis our geopolitical adversaries; their consequent reluctance to capitalize on weakness betrays American interests.
Whistling Past the Graveyard
The Biden Administration is getting played by Xi Jinping and flirting with national disaster in its geopolitical handling of China.
China Not Forthcoming With WHO Wuhan Investigation, Unexpectedly!
Might need to sit down for this one, but authorities in China are not being helpful in the WHO’s belated investigation into Covid-19 origins.
Hong Kong Crackdown To Prevent Tiananmen Square Vigil
The annual Hong Kong public vigil for the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre is looking like the original event’s aftermath.
Linky Friday: Lies, Slander, and Calumny Edition
The long-running tradition of ending the week with stories from around the world and across the web, plus the week that was at Ordinary Times
Linky Friday: Moth To A Flame Edition
Linky Friday is the Ordinary Times end-of-the-week tradition of bringing you stories from across the web and around the world to discuss
Chairman Heckler’s Veto
They are bending the will to China because the Chinese government can and will demand it in a way that the US government won’t and can’t.
What is Democracy’s Selling Proposition with Respect to China?
There is no moral equivalency between the United States government and China’s government. But how do we package those differences in a convincing manner?
Linky Friday: Unassailable Facts, and Other Fabrications
Linky Friday, Ordinary Times’ end of the week tradition brings you items to read, share, and discuss from around the web, from culture, to politics, to that Joe Biden interview everyone will be talking about.
On Libertarianism & China: Two Perspectives
Is there a libertarian case for hawkishness against China?
From Talkesport: China to ban online gaming, chatting with foreigners
From Talkesport: China to ban online gaming, chatting with foreigners Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has decided to put a ban on online gamers from playing the games with players from foreign countries, and even...
The American Lawn is a Shared Nuisance
The American housing market has a number of features that makes many participating homeowners unhappy, and there is no clear way out.
Huawei to Build Part of Britain’s 5G Network
Chinese technology giant Huawei will be involved in the United Kingdom’s 5G infrastructure after a decision by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Asking China to Investigate the Bidens is Worse Than Trump’s Asking the Ukraine
How Congress handles this will determine what is acceptable behavior in a president
