by Gary Sands | Jun 2, 2015 | Monitor
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter arrives at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue, or IISS, for the 14th Asia Security Summit, Friday, May 29, 2015, in Singapore. TPhoto: Wong Maye-E, AP On Saturday in Singapore, U.S. Defense...
by Gary Sands | May 26, 2015 | Monitor
Chinese construction on the previously submerged Hughes Reef. Photo: Tuoi Tre I had not given much thought to the flight plan of the airline I recently booked to go back to the U.S. from Vietnam, but recent events in the airspace over the South China Sea prompted an...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | Sep 23, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee SharpeDoes Vladimir Putin have fantasies about making it easier for Sarah Palin to see Russia clearly from her home in Alaska? Might be.Back in 2008, when asked about her expertise in the area of foreign policy, the Republican Vice Presidential...