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Duel in the Desert
On June 12th Israel unleashed a series of meticulously-planned strikes that damaged Iranian nuclear facilities and missile sites,...
Mark Chin
Jun 23, 20259 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 9, 202512 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 3, 202517 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 19, 20258 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 13, 20259 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 5, 202512 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 17, 20259 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 7, 20256 min read


The New Rules of War
Donald Trump may indeed regard “tariff “as the “most beautiful word in the dictionary,” but his exuberance for it reflects a broader...
Mark Chin
Apr 1, 202510 min read


A Multipolar Myth
One of the most persistent arguments put forward by politicians, diplomats, and observers of international politics is that the world is...
Mark Chin
Mar 24, 20259 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 13, 20259 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 3, 20257 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 17, 202511 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 6, 20255 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 3, 20256 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 19, 20259 min read


Oh Canada! (Justin Trudeau Exits)
Political leaders, like the products we purchase at supermarkets, all come with a ‘Best By’ date. Those who are sagacious enough to leave...
Mark Chin
Jan 13, 20257 min read


Ukraine 2025: Ending the Forever War
What will Trump 2.0 look like? From Brussels to Beijing, Moscow and Singapore, the whole political world seems trapped in amber and...
Mark Chin
Dec 30, 202414 min read


In 2025 If You Want to Change the World, Start with Yourself
It is an old therapy adage that many patients go for treatment because they want change – but they don’t necessarily want to change. It...
Mark Chin
Dec 23, 20243 min read


Wanted: Another Franklin Delano Roosevelt
I think for many of us, 2024 was the year that felt akin to time slowing down while one is witnessing an accident happen in slow motion–...
Mark Chin
Dec 10, 202424 min read
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