In July 2009 I was participating in a conference in Washington D.C. and New York City where I discussed a hypothetical crisis in the South China Sea with students from more than 100+ countries. The scenario we were discussing was an armed conflict between China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines in the Spratly Islands in [...]
The Fukushima Prefecture in Northeastern Japan has been little known to foreigners until the disastrous accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March this year. Watching the terrible consequences of the release of radiation in a densely populated industrialized country has alerted many people around the world. While the danger of nuclear accidents [...]
The current events in Egypt have caused worries worldwide. Since protesters got attacked by President Mubarak’s supporters, Egypt could find itself on the verge of a civil war if the government fails to compromise with the protesters and violence escalates.In this case, the entire Middle East could be destabilized within days and trigger a number [...]
A leader leads by example not by force.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
- Sun Tzu
With Sun Tzu being one of the most famous, China has been blessed with numerous outstanding strategists in influential positions.
Sun Tzu, author of The Art of War, was an ancient Chinese philosopher and strategist who lived several centuries BC. Many of [...]
Unlike any other species on this planet, humans have made significant changes to the surface of the earth. Rather than adapting to their environment, humans successfully changed it to suit their way of life. Over the millennia, this has led to unprecedented wealth. However, this wealth is unevenly distributed. To date, a high level of [...]
