The Mineral Bill Comes Due in 2028
July 7, 2026 | The Trump administration is pushing hard to boost rare earth mineral production and imports, but it won't be able to be independent of Chinese supplies any time soon.
Articles by Sean Chen
China’s Military Spending: Soft Rise or Hard Threat?
May 6, 2010 | Interpreting China's military expenditure has been a complicated issue with important regional implications. Although China publishes its official defense budget and provides justifications for increases in its military spending, most observers remain skeptical of the accuracy of the official figures and wary of the military modernization efforts. This skepticism has shaped the responses of other Asia-Pacific nations toward China's military modernization.
60-Second Expert: Afghanistan: What Are These People Thinking?
September 22, 2009 | No matter how you look at it, the numbers just do not add up for an impossible task in Afghanistan.
Emerging Alternatives in Palestine
January 1, 2002 | Since it began 15 months ago, the Palestinian Intifada has had little to show for itself politically, despite the remarkable fortitude of a militarily occupied, unarmed, poorly led, and still dispossessed people that has defied the pitiless ravages of Isr