Putin is going around the world, like: Mongolia is a heavy-hitter. Mongolia will be the tank. AP: Why would Zelensky think Mongolia would arrest a visiting dignitary? Obviously, Putin would have asked beforehand. Maybe Mongolia will get condemned for this by the West, but no one takes these people seriously anymore. Everyone is scurrying to... Read More

Have an auspicious Year of the Ox, everybody. And to celebrate it in style, fleetingly alleviating our burden in these times of trouble, let’s plunge into a dream within a dream, going back to the future for a game-changing moment in Chinese history. Chinese New Year’s Day, 1272. At the time, that fell on January... Read More

It must be a great relief to the impoverished nations of Inner Asia and the South Pacific to know that, in addition to the profitable competition between the PRC and Taiwan for diplomatic recognition, there is another cash cow dangling its teat over the region—Japan. Winning one of the non-permanent two-year elected seats on the... Read More