Charles Dunst
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Immigrants Are Key to Fighting Off Authoritarianism
On May 11, the COVID-19-era restrictions that allowed U.S. officials to quickly reject migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border expired. With the lapse of those restrictions, known as Title 42, tens of thousands of migrants are expected to soon arrive at the border in hopes of settling in the United States. The images of chaos likely to emerge from this surge will quickly become a talking point on… → Read More
To regain public trust, governments need to work with the only institution people believe in—the private sector
The general public trusts businesses more than they trust governments. Public officials should leverage that. → Read More
American hypocrisy comes back to bite us
A new book details a genocide that occurred while the United States looked away. And it is not just a Cold War story. → Read More
COVID reveals the weakness of China’s authoritarianism
Still trying to defeat the coronavirus with stifling lockdowns, Beijing is showing the world the inflexibility of autocracy. → Read More
China Is Repeating U.S. Mistakes With Its Own Global Arrogance
Racism and hubris are marring Beijing’s image globally. → Read More
How to keep Myanmar from becoming another US failure
Obama-era veterans in the Biden administration should remember the errors they made as Syria descended into chaos. → Read More
Biden Can Engage Southeast Asia to Counter China Without Compromising U.S. Values
To counter China in the region, the United States should fight corruption and abuses while increasing investment and security cooperation. → Read More
Opinion: After Myanmar Coup, U.S. Must Nudge Military To Share Power With Suu Kyi
The armed forces will likely find it harder to rule a changed Myanmar on its own — and the world should convince it not to, argues Charles Dunst of the East-West Center in Washington. → Read More
Stand up for Taiwan
A change in the White House will be a chance to renew America’s commitment to backing democratic allies. → Read More
Opinion: By limiting student visas, the US is losing more than students
Charles Dunst writes that, once again, the Trump administration has shown itself to be hostile to international students by placing arbitrary limits on student visas -- a proposal, he argues, that will only end up hurting the United States. → Read More
Expand American influence around the world, or else China will fill our shoes
It’s easy to point to the failings of the “liberal world order” led by the United States. We can fix those flaws instead of writing off the whole system. → Read More
China’s leader makes it all about him, and that’s dangerous
Xi Jinping has removed guardrails against impulsive, one-man rule in China, increasing the chances of military confrontation. → Read More
Peter Beinart is so disappointed by Israeli Jews he’s given up on them
In America, Peter Beinart has been both praised and flayed alive for his one state preaching; in illiberal Israel, his ideas have little traction. But rather than trying to convince Israeli Jews, Beinart prefers to condemn them → Read More
How long can Trump bully Israel to downgrade ties with China?
Three years ago, Netanyahu told a Beijing audience that Israel-China ties were a 'marriage made in heaven.' Since then, Israel has folded to intense U.S. pressure to rollback Chinese investment – but how long can it last? → Read More
Welcome to China’s new interventionist foreign policy
Xi Jinping has jettisoned his predecessor Hu Jintao’s prescription that China hide its strength, bide its time and never take the lead. → Read More
The crumbling structures of Romania’s Jewish past
Like much of Eastern Europe, Romania’s synagogues and other symbols of Jewish life are in decay. As the community dwindles and cemeteries become parking lots, will Jewish history also fade away? → Read More
The crumbling structures of Romania’s Jewish past
Like much of Eastern Europe, Romania’s synagogues and other symbols of Jewish life are in decay. As the community dwindles and cemeteries become parking lots, will Jewish history also fade away? → Read More
China Is Not the Hero of the Pandemic
You can criticize Trump without parroting Beijing’s propaganda. → Read More
Hun Sen Is Rewriting Cambodian History Under Xi Jinping's Tutelage
Eager to appease his benefactor in Beijing, the Cambodian leader is excluding China’s role from the Khmer Rouge narrative. → Read More
Trump’s travel ban expansion is an unexpected win — for China
It will push targeted countries further into Beijing’s sphere of influence and further from democracy. → Read More