Turkey and Democracy By Michael Rubin Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008 While disentangling the military from politics in Turkey is a noble goal, encouraging it without creation of alternate checks-and-balances is irresponsible.[Full Story]
China's Protestants A Mustard Seed for Moral Renewal? By Carol Lee Hamrin Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 China's Protestant minority is growing in numbers, influence, and respectability. Can its values provide a firm foundation for Chinese civil society?[Full Story]
Go Around the Generals By Anne Applebaum Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 The humanitarian impulse leads us to help the suffering Burmese--even against the will of the irrational military junta in Rangoon.[Full Story]
An Underwater Threat By Dan Blumenthal Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 The last three U.S. administrations have based their China policies on hopes about what China might someday become. It is time to face the reality of what China has already created.[Full Story]
Countering Iran By Reuel Marc Gerecht Posted: Monday, May 12, 2008 With continued progress in Iraq, the next administration would be in a position to turn its full attention to thwarting Iran elsewhere in the region.[Full Story]
Don't Give Up on Sarkozy Just Yet By Jurgen Reinhoudt Posted: Monday, May 12, 2008 Those who compare Nicolas Sarkozy unfavorably to Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher should remember that free-market reform is incremental and depends on cultural shifts.[Full Story]
Playing for Keeps A Symposium By Dan Blumenthal, Jacques deLisle, James A. Dorn, David S. G. Goodman, David C. Kang, Tarun Khanna, Minxin Pei, Ross Terrill Posted: Friday, May 9, 2008 Will the Beijing Olympics ultimately help or hurt the cause of freedom in China? Eight experts weigh in.[Full Story]
In the latest edition of Asian Outlook, Michael Auslin lays out a strategy for the United States to serve as a disinterested "third neighbor" to Asian allies in precarious geopolitical positions.