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He Got the Job Done: Dick Cheney (1941-2025)
Richard Bruce Cheney was arguably the most consequential vice president in American history. He was also one of the most successful defense secretaries, a respected congressional leader, a congressman for twelve years, the youngest-ever White House chief of staff, a corporate leader and a champion of conservative principles. In the wake of 9/11, when many feared and no one knew what might befall the U.S., he helped lead a shell-shocked nation through those dark days, harden t
Mark Chin
Nov 106 min read


Trump Triumphs
After the euphoria and relief of Monday’s prisoner exchange and ceasefire, Tuesday has brought some ominous signs for the future of the Gaza peace deal wrought by president Donald Trump. Despite the ringing words of the leaders gathered at Sharm El-Sheikh the shooting didn’t entirely stop. Five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone strike on Tuesday morning in Gaza’s Shejaiya neighborhood. According to the (IDF) Israel Defense Forces, they had crossed the “yellow line”
Mark Chin
Oct 205 min read


How Democrats Can Win Again: Go Back to the Future
A defeated Democratic incumbent. A charismatic Republican outsider. An election roiled by economic turmoil and violence somewhere in the...
Mark Chin
Oct 66 min read


We Don't Need Another Hero...
The assassination of Charlie Kirk has sparked a cacophony of condemnations and grief from leaders across the political spectrum within...
Mark Chin
Sep 157 min read


The Upcoming Dynastic Reset: Xi Jinping and the Succession Question
For more than a decade, Chinese politics has been defined by Xi Jinping. Since assuming leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)...
Mark Chin
Aug 2517 min read


Trumped! (Is Japan the first domino?)
There has never been any doubt that Donald Trump is a thundering paradox of a man whose mercurial nature and often contradictory policies...
Mark Chin
Jul 288 min read


Rue Britannia! (Keir Starmer, powered by A.I.)
Ok he’s managed to outlast both Liz Truss and the lettuce. Embattled British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer swept into office on a...
Mark Chin
Jul 1411 min read


The Mission of Donald Trump
“I’m supposed to be dead,” Donald Trump said, the day after a would-be assassin's bullet clipped his right ear at his 2024 rally in...
Mark Chin
Jun 912 min read


The New Coalition of the Willing
For decades before and after the Cold War a collective defense pact in Asia between the U.S. was neither possible or necessary. Yet,...
Mark Chin
Jun 317 min read


The BiPolar Chips Wars
To a company like Nvidia with a nearly $3 trillion valuation, even an unexpected cost of a few billion dollars might be somewhat small in...
Mark Chin
May 198 min read


The More Things Change (Don't believe the armchair strategists. It's still a Bipolar World.)
Too many current governments have subscribed to the belief that we have slipped into a multipolar world where the old order no longer...
Mark Chin
May 139 min read


Now for the Hard Part: Mark Carney's Improbable Victory
In 2019 (a time that seems in retrospect as far removed from the present as the dinosaur age) an official prominent within certain...
Mark Chin
May 512 min read


Moving Fast & Breaking Things
The news cycle can’t catch a break these days. The New Normal is that Donald Trump has put us all into a constant 24/7 treadmill fuelled...
Mark Chin
Apr 179 min read


I Will Survive: Fear & Loathing Across the Border
A popular song (2 million plus views as of this writing on YouTube) is a clever take on the classic “I Will Survive” by American Gloria...
Mark Chin
Apr 76 min read


Mr. Prime Minister (but for how long?)
Into this unprecedented moment in Canadian and world history, political neophyte Mark Carney enters. It's been a long time coming. At...
Mark Chin
Mar 139 min read


Mark Carney's Run: The Prime Minister (?) from Brookfield
It’s human nature to look for saviors, especially when circumstances are difficult, solutions not easily available and viable options...
Mark Chin
Mar 37 min read


Singapore at 60 (SG 60): A Time for Choosing
For fans of foreign affairs and students of public policy, a kind of Rorschach test is to ask them about Singapore and wait to see their...
Mark Chin
Feb 1711 min read


The New Space Race: A.I.
For once, one could not accuse Donald Trump of exaggeration. The arrival of budget Chinese chatbot DeepSeek to rival ChatGPT is nothing...
Mark Chin
Feb 65 min read


Trumped! (The Trade War Begins)
Voters like to complain that politicians either forget their promises upon election or water them down due “to unforeseen circumstances”...
Mark Chin
Feb 36 min read


We All Live in Trump's World Now (Inauguration Day, 2025)
The incoming US president Donald Trump generates torrents of diplomatic angst with seemingly outlandish statements about Canada becoming...
Mark Chin
Jan 199 min read
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