Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statement on CNN to the effect that the United States should negotiate with China “from a position of strength” should be taken both with caution and concern. Caution because foreign policy statements made during the course of an interview are often produced for internal political consumption and do not necessarily […]
Author Archives: Alexander Casella
Alexander Casella PhD has taught and worked as a journalist for the likes of Le Monde, The Times, The New York Times, Die Zeit, The Guardian, and Swiss radio and TV, writing primarily on China and Vietnam. In 1973 he joined the UNHCR, serving, among others, as head of the East Asia Section and director for Asia and Oceania. He then served 18 years as representative in Geneva of the International Center for Migration Policy Development.
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Now China asks: Who lost America?
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Goodbye Saigon, goodbye Kabul
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Hong Kong: the end of an era
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