Doug Bandow

Doug Bandow is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. A former Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, he is author of Foreign Follies: America’s New Global Empire.

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The US should avoid Saudi Arabia and build peace in the Middle East

Instead of threatening to go to war for a tyrannical regime, Washington should reclaim control of US Middle Eastern policy from Riyadh.

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The US should avoid Saudi Arabia and build peace in the Middle East

South Korea suffers as Washington dithers

The collapse of the Hanoi summit shocked most of South Korean officialdom as they expected a modest agreement with archrival North Korea. Will the chance of Korean peace simply disappear?

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South Korea suffers as Washington dithers

What next for president Donald Trump’s Korea policy?

The Trump administration should step back from its demand for full denuclearisation, which is unlikely, and instead emphasise building the bilateral relationship and turning Korean policy into digestible bites.

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What next for president Donald Trump’s Korea policy?

Forty years on: Whither the two Chinas?

Beijing's pressure to unify Taiwan with mainland China is something more serious than mere displeasure.

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