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Germany: Release the Alleged Trump Tower Wiretapping Material, Mr. President

Rejeanne Lacroix - March 7, 2017. Published in Deutsche Welle

Given that from Trump's perspective releasing the material appears to only have an upside, not doing so would beg the obvious question: why not?

China: Is Abe’s ‘Soft Spine’ toward the US Just a Ploy?

Robin Koerner - August 12, 2015. Published in Huanqiu

Why has Abe, who has always made a point of showing strength toward regional neighbors, now lost his backbone?

France: Can You Spy on Your Allies?

Robin Koerner - July 6, 2015. Published in Le Monde

The evidence of a competition between sovereign states absolutely does not signify that the alliance between the two states is collapsing, nor does it reveal hostile intentions.

Poland: Snowden Has Nothing To Be Happy About

Robin Koerner - June 12, 2015. Published in Polityka

Czech Republic: Snooping and Protecting

Robin Koerner - June 10, 2015. Published in Lidové noviny

Those who think in terms of 'eavesdropping = Orwell = evil,' find the idea unacceptable. But they offer no effective alternative.

China: Why Snowden’s New Leaks Have Grown Stale

Robin Koerner - February 24, 2015. Published in Beijing Times

Despite the fact that Snowden's various earth-shattering leaks cannot be proven, one thing is true: The mobile information age has not increased security guarantees for individual privacy, but [has done] the opposite.

China: Guarding the ‘Safety’ of the United States by Strangling Chinese Acquisitions

Robin Koerner - October 24, 2014. Published in Huanqiu

You don’t want to invest a fortune in money and manpower, only to then lose it all when the U.S. government steps in and takes it away – all in the name of 'national security.'

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