https://www.scmp.com/rss/323194/feed Charles E. Morrison is an international affairs specialist with a PhD from the Johns Hopkins School of International Studies. In the 1970s, he was a US Senate legislative assistant focused on foreign, defence, and trade policy. He has been associated with the East-West Center in Honolulu since 1980, serving as president from 1998-2916. He was chair of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council from 2006 to 2012, and has also been a research fellow at the Japan Center for International Exchange. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com By almost every measure, the Paris Summer Olympics have been a stunning success, signalling a post-pandemic return to the normality of stadium fans and attracting celebrities from around the world to a gorgeous, world-famous location. And, most importantly, we have been able to admire dazzling performances by the world’s best athletes from countries as tiny as St Lucia and as populous as India and China. Nonetheless, shadows loom over the Games: their cost, security and lack of truly global... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3274056/time-share-olympic-glory-global-south?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3274056/time-share-olympic-glory-global-south?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:30:12 +0000 China reacted with predictable dismay to the arbitral ruling of the tribunal convened under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea at the request of the Philippines to resolve its disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea. China cannot be expected to change its long-standing position on historical rights or its view that the tribunal’s decisions are “null and void”. Nonetheless, in the long-term, depending on how China and other countries react, the ruling could become what President Xi... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2005642/how-south-china-sea-ruling-can-be-win-win-china-and-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2005642/how-south-china-sea-ruling-can-be-win-win-china-and-world?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Aug 2016 03:25:00 +0000