[editor's note: this is a cross-post of an article I posted on the Huffington Post.] When news arose that the killings in San Bernardino last Thursday was probably terrorist related - that the perpetrators Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik had praised "Allah" and pledged allegiance to ISIS moments before they started their rampage - attention quickly shifted to the … [Read more...] about Opinion: In Fighting ISIS or Al Qaeda, We Must Take Great Care Not to Demonize Islam
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Who Is Really Overstepping the Bounds of International Law in the South China Sea?
[Editor's Note: This is a cross-post of an article I submitted to the Diplomat a few weeks ago. I am wrapping up a more detailed legal analysis of the issues and aim to make it a law review article. I will cross-post here too that once that has been submitted and accepted.] When the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague recently announced that it would take … [Read more...] about Who Is Really Overstepping the Bounds of International Law in the South China Sea?
US’ creation and blowback from the ISIS’ plague.
Ever since Obama has became president in 2009, Obama has taken a different stance towards maintaining its global hegemony. Bush II's tactics is to take over countries like Iraq and Afghanistan and rebuilding the countries. Obama's tactics is to fund or promote 3rd parties to do their work for them. Obama's Asian Pivot policy is to promote other countries like Vietnam, … [Read more...] about US’ creation and blowback from the ISIS’ plague.
Military Surveillance under “Freedom of Navigation”, China can outdo US too. (Be careful what you wish for).
In follow up to Allen's question, https://hiddenharmonies.org/2015/10/29/u-s-s-china-sea-provocation-what-next/, I thought it only appropriate to show what is already happening. US, by claiming the right of conducting military surveillance under "freedom of navigation", escalated the provocation by essentially the logic of "We are here with guns, what are you going to do … [Read more...] about Military Surveillance under “Freedom of Navigation”, China can outdo US too. (Be careful what you wish for).
U.S. S. China Sea Provocation … What Next?
This story has been brewing for a while. The U.S. has been saying for months that it is going to challenge China's "increasingly assertive claims" in the S. China Sea ... militarily - by sailing warships through some of the most sensitive parts of the S. China Sea. Many have bemoaned when the U.S. appeared to deliberate and delay and delay. But yesterday, the U.S. finally … [Read more...] about U.S. S. China Sea Provocation … What Next?