https://www.scmp.com/rss/296847/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com You’ve long spoken about the “political awakenings”, from the Arab Spring to the Maidan protests in Ukraine, as a new element affecting world affairs. Now, a different form of awakening is sweeping Western democracies – populism that seems to have an affinity for Vladimir Putin. What is that about? I think the affinity for Putin is overblown, largely promoted by self-serving journalists. Certainly, some individual leaders of these movements profess admiration for his strongman approach to... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2057960/china-ties-are-too-valuable-us-throw-away-whim?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2057960/china-ties-are-too-valuable-us-throw-away-whim?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Dec 2016 02:34:56 +0000 Today, many anxious voices fear that the emerging American-Chinese duopoly must inherently generate hostility and lead to inevitable conflict. However, I do not believe that wars for global domination are a serious prospect in what is now the post-hegemonic age. Admittedly, the historical record is dismal. Since the onset of global politics 200 years ago, four long wars were fought over the domination of Europe (1812-1815) due to Napoleonic ambitions; 1914-18 due to Germanic imperial... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1156410/americas-role-stabiliser-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1156410/americas-role-stabiliser-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:00:00 +0000