Commentary The defeat of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan in World War II ushered in the Cold War era. For the four and a half decades between the defeat of fascism and the collapse of communism, global affairs unfolded within a bipolar backdrop of “mutually assured” destruction between the two nuclear superpowers: the…
New Cold War Alliances Forming
March 1, 2022
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News Analysis Western economic sanctions may drive Russia closer to communist China, with their axis of authoritarianism expanding to include countries in both the Chinese and Russian orbits. Although Russia and China are intensifying their alliance, they have no formal defense agreement. China’s only official ally is North Korea. Nevertheless, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…
Rich Higgins: Seeker of Truth and Patriot
Commentary Rich Higgins passed away on Feb. 23, 2022. More than 3,300 people have donated over $275,000 to his GoFundMe website to cover his expensive medical costs as a result of COVID complications. Why would so many people give their money to him? Who was Higgins? What did he do to inspire people? First and…
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine a Warning to Canada to Get Serious About Defence
Commentary For the second time in my adult life a major shock seems to have made people serious about defence. It remains to be seen how serious. But like 9/11, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has blown away any number of comforting illusions. So now what do we do? In the short run we seem…
China Fills the Power Vacuum America Leaves Behind
February 21, 2022
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Commentary As the West is facing a possible confrontation with Russia over Ukraine, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the United States can’t afford an open conflict with Vladimir Putin—and it’s not because the Russian autocrat is too strong, or the United States too disinterested. America has to keep its eyes on the real challenge, an…
CCP’s Behavior Runs Counter to Rules-Based International Order: Japan Ambassador
Ongoing tensions between China and the greater international order require different solutions than were used during the Cold War, according to an ambassador from Japan. That means decoupling, the proposed process of wholly detaching from China economically, is unlikely. “China is a different country than the Soviet Union in the Cold War,” said Koji Tomita,…
How the Collapse of the Soviet Union Taught the CCP to Fight the US | Talking Points With David Zhang
December 29, 2021
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No one wants to be No. 2, or as the Chinese saying goes: two tigers cannot live on the same mountain. In a life or death situation, can China and the United States co-exist? We focus on the United States’ Cold War example of fighting against communism and the USSR. The 30th anniversary of the fall…
Departure From Afghanistan Part of Era of Failed Foreign Policy
Commentary The best that can be said of the appalling departure from Afghanistan is that the current Taliban government in that country does appear to be less compulsively barbarous than the previous Taliban government that was sent packing in 2003. This new regime is at odds with the more uninhibitedly terrorist organizations that seek to…
The Disturbing Response to China’s Hypersonic Missile Test
Commentary Communist China’s apparent test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile is highly disturbing. But perhaps even more disturbing is what the episode has revealed about how unserious and ill-equipped America appears to be in the face of a regime that is relentlessly pursuing hegemony. As the House Armed Services Committee reported last year, hypersonic weapons…
The Cold War Blue Print for Containing Communist China
Commentary The Chinese regime continues to ratchet up the pressure on the West and it is described as an enemy with new and dangerous tactics. This week, organizers of the freediving championship event in Cyprus removed the Taiwanese flag. Beijing continues to intimidate Taiwan and sends aggressive air flights over the island-nation’s airspace. In addition, the regime…
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