August | 2017 | Watching America

South Korea: Korea in Crisis, No Worries for Security Readiness?

Robin Koerner - August 31, 2017. Published in Segye Ilbo

The situation around the Korean Peninsula is becoming more dire every day, but is our voice being heard in the grand strategies of the superpowers?

Japan: Trump’s Remarks – Leaders and Anti-Discrimination

Robin Koerner - August 31, 2017. Published in Kyoto Shimbun

Canada: Dead Secretary Walking: Rex Tillerson (Sadly) Will Not Last

Rejeanne Lacroix - August 31, 2017. Published in The Globe and Mail

South Korea: White House Mentions Withdrawal of US Troops from South Korea: What Measures Will Seoul Take?

Robin Koerner - August 31, 2017. Published in Segye Ilbo

President Moon’s simplistic thinking that Seoul should take the wheel to resolve the North Korea problem cannot solve the complex equation of security in the Korean Peninsula.

China: Trump First, or America First?

Robin Koerner - August 31, 2017. Published in Huanqiu

China must plan for the worst. If we are prepared for the worst, we’ll have nothing to fear, no matter what happens. This isn’t alarmist; this is something that very well could happen. In a world where “Trump First” exists, anything is possible.

Canada: Clinton Should Do Her Party a Favor – and Vanish

Rejeanne Lacroix - August 30, 2017. Published in The Globe and Mail

Clinton has been a leading promoter of women's rights and social causes and good values. She's erudite, fair-minded, dogged. But after a lifetime in the cauldron, what is there?