Epstein Secrets

bitter historical memories and fresh, global aspirations -- in short, it's a toxic mixture of geopolitics. In fact, a military crisis is brewing in East Asia -- one that is being played out hundreds to thousands of kilometers away from these desolate islands. A New Air Defense Zone In Beijing, 1,600 kil

I for years. American political scientist Robert Kagan says that Washington has taken on the role of th

n the South China Sea and generally unnerving most of the region, the Obama administration has reconfirmed the central role of the United States in East Asia. The opening of a new base in Australia is a powerful symbol of America's enduring strategic presence in the region. The opening with Burma obvious

nt's performance so far January 23, 2012 Robert Kagan: On the accomplishment side of the ledger, credi

as was Europe's in the 1980s — and it is taking place at a vastly lower level of development than the corresponding flights in Europe and developed East Asia. "Something really big is under way — and practically no one has noticed it, even in the Arab world," argues Eberstadt. These studies are a remind

ington Post Iraq's return to bloodshed Kimberly Kagan and Frederick W. Kagan Article 8. The American

from them. In the ultimate irony, for all the apprehension it has unleashed elsewhere, the pivot has not produced an equal degree of reassurance in East Asia. There the promise and rhetoric of the pivot has been measured against tangible realities, like defense cuts that leave the U.S. Air Force scrappin

e R. Politico The Ambivalent Superpower Robert Kagan Anecle I. NYT What Is Russia's Aim in Ukraine?