Apple between US China Wars
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
America's most valuable $2 trillion company is no longer immune to US geopolitics. Apple's global success is an anomaly to the...
War in Ukraine Is a Warning to China of the Risks in Attacking Taiwan
By Peter Rutland
U.S. defense strategists warn that China may use the distraction of the war in Ukraine to launch military action against Taiwan. They believe Chinese...
Ukraine War: China’s Lukewarm Support for Russia is Likely to Benefit Kyiv – Here’s...
By Stefan Wolff and Tatyana Malyarenko
Things are not going well for the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. On September 30 he announced the annexation of four Ukrainian...
China’s Path To Health Policy Reform
By Åke Blomqvist
Serious problems arose in the health care sector when China introduced market-based methods of economic management, as rising out-of-pocket costs impoverished families...
The China Model: a Civilizational-State Perspective
By Zhang Weiwei
China’s dramatic rise should be understood in the context of China as a civilizational state, i.e. an amalgam of the world’s oldest...
The Missed RCEP Opportunities in the Philippines
By Dan Steinbock
President Duterte initiated the RCEP deal in September 2021....
PH 2022 Getting Ugly: Deep Divides, Xenophobia, US-China Tensions
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
Overshadowed by US-Sino friction and xenophobic rhetoric, the 2022 election campaigns are getting ugly. Old elites hope to derail leading candidates...


















































