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About John West
John West is the author of the book, “Asian Century … on a Knife-edge” and executive director of the Asian Century Institute. He has had a long career in international economics and relations, with major stints at the Australian Treasury, OECD, Asian Development Bank Institute, and Tokyo’s Sophia University.

Germany’s Troubled Soul

Posted by By John West November 5, 2023Posted inopinionNo Comments

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Germany is abandoning its intimate relationship with Russia. But when peace eventually returns, Germany may find it difficult to resist returning to the embrace of Russian friendship.

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A Marshall Plan for Ukraine?

Posted by By John West October 29, 2023Posted inopinion1 Comment

The Marshall Plan is widely regarded as the greatest achievement of postwar US foreign policy. But do calls for a new Marshall Plan for a postwar Ukraine make sense?


Photo of war damage in Kyev by Jade Koroliuk on Unsplash.
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What happened to China’s peaceful rise?

Posted by By John West August 26, 2023Posted inopinion1 Comment

Today, US/China relations are at virtually their lowest ebb since US President Nixon went to China in 1972. How did relations end up in such a parlous state? What does the future hold?


Photo by Alejandro Luengo on Unsplash

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