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Recent Writings
The Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China
Fragile China: The Fat Years, by Chan Koonchung
Against All Odds: How ‘Crazy’ Kim Jong Il Outfoxed the World
And Once More the World Shrugs at the Congo
Recent Blog Posts
More on covering Africa…
Chinese Characters
What does it mean to be fluent?
The Perils of American Exceptionalism
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The Great Debate: Whither U.S.-China Relations?
Nadal vs. Djokovic: Here We Are Again, My Friend: The epic warfare of tennis’ big three
Not Fade Away: The Myth of American Decline
Lunch with Zbigniew Brzezinski
Public Speaking
When China Met Africa
Covering the Globe
Institute for Study of Work and the Human Life Cycle in Global History
Duke University – On China and Africa
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Recent Writings
The Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China
March 29, 2012
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Fragile China: The Fat Years, by Chan Koonchung
February 4, 2012
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Against All Odds: How ‘Crazy’ Kim Jong Il Outfoxed the World
December 19, 2011
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And Once More the World Shrugs at the Congo
December 15, 2011
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Surviving Mao, Revamping a Nation
Howard W. French | October 21, 2011
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EO Wilson’s Theory of Everything
October 11, 2011
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Recent Blog Posts
April 26, 2012
More on covering Africa…
April 12, 2012
Chinese Characters
January 14, 2012
What does it mean to be fluent?
January 11, 2012
The Perils of American Exceptionalism
January 4, 2012
UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES
January 1, 2012
Things I liked (to read)
December 31, 2011
New Years
December 21, 2011
China in 10 Words – from the best books 0f 2011
Recent Writings
September 29, 2011
In Africa, an Election Reveals Skepticism of Chinese Involvement (Atlantic)
May 24, 2011
Young And Dangerous: What can be done to prevent peacekeepers from having to fire on armed children?
March 14, 2011
Tokyo Journal; The City Isn’t Quaking, but Maybe It Should Be
March 7, 2011
Don’t Dismiss a Jasmine Moment in China
March 2, 2011
How Qaddafi Reshaped Africa
February 17, 2011
The View of Cairo from Authoritarian International
November 16, 2010
China’s Chess Match: How the web has empowered the people
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