Biden’s granddaughter, son joining vice president on Asia trip
Vice President Biden left Andrews Air Force Base late Sunday for Tokyo, the first stop on his week-long Asia trip.Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, and his granddaughter, Finnegan Biden, are traveling with...
View ArticleUS expands maritime security aid in Asia
Secretary of State John Kerry announced Monday that the United States is expanding assistance for maritime capacity building in Southeast Asia. Tensions have escalated recently between Japan and China...
View ArticleMy personal pivot to Asia
After teaching behavioral economics at the historic United States Military Academy at West Point, I find myself far from my "rock-bound Highland home," trying out morning runs along sandy beaches, over...
View ArticleUS foreign policy at a crossroads, looking forward and back
Earlier this year, President Obama made two trips abroad that in many ways sum up the hope and disappointments of his administration's foreign policy. The first was a January visit to India, where he...
View ArticleBeaten to the punch on our 'pivot to Asia'?
The Hill's "Overnight Finance" crew has done some due diligence on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which President Obama has been pushing on us during his last years in office. (As noted in The...
View Article'ObamaTrade' will let China 'write the rules'
President Obama sold ObamaCare by telling us "If you like your healthcare plan, you can keep your healthcare plan."Now he is selling "ObamaTrade," the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), by telling us...
View ArticleLooking at China's past to understand its future
In the midst of one of the most heated presidential elections in decades, the United States faces numerous challenges abroad, including countering ISIS in the Middle East and solidifying the economic...
View ArticleAmerica’s wake-up call
If you’re wondering what trends and events will drive President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy, you need to read “While America Slept,” by Robert O’Brien.O’Brien, a California-based attorney with...
View ArticleExxonMobil tenure could ease Tillerson's move to State Department
Rex Tillerson, Trump’s Secretary of State-designate, has plenty of negotiation experience from his time as CEO of ExxonMobil, the largest publicly traded company in the world.He struck oil in the...
View ArticleUS climber dies on Mount Everest, pushing death toll to 11
A climber from Colorado died after reaching the summit of Mount Everest, The Associated Press reported on Monday, citing the victim’s brother.The climber, a 62-year-old attorney from Boulder named...
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