Collin Spears - Yahoo! Voices

Guantanamo and the Uighurs: The Story of China's Other Minority - Part II

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Collin Spears) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:29:09 EDT

The history of the Han Chinese - Uighur relationship will be surveyed to deduce what motivated the Guantanamo Uighurs to journey to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Further, the implications to U.S. foreign policy will be examined.

Contributor: Collin Spears
Published: Jun 29, 2009

Calling North Korea's Bluff Will Force China to Crackdown

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Collin Spears) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:55:54 EDT

If the United States and its allies want to denuclearize the Korean peninsula, and not just temporarily allay tensions, they must call Kim Jong-Il's bluff by escalating the situation.

Contributor: Collin Spears
Published: Jun 22, 2009

Guantanamo and the Uighurs: The Story of China's Other Minority - Part I

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Collin Spears) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:51:14 EDT

Out of the nine to ten million Uighurs worldwide, it is arguable that 22 of them have brought more media attention to the plight of their 8 million brothers in China by being unfortunate enough to get swept up in the American War on Terror.

Contributor: Collin Spears
Published: Jun 22, 2009

China + ASEAN + FTA = East Asian Unification? Not Quite Part II

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Collin Spears) — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:59:24 EDT

While the United States is generally supportive of ASEAN, it is not in the strategic interest of the U.S. for it to be outside of an Asian economic bloc, especially one that will aid in cementing a strong Chinese leadership position in Southeast Asia.

Contributor: Collin Spears
Published: May 22, 2009

China and the Global Recession: Part II - Relations with the United States

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Collin Spears) — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:43:38 EDT

China has been characterized as a "strategic competitor" to the U.S. This may be an accurate depiction, at least as it applies to certain aspects of the multifarious relationship, but. financially China and the U.S. have long been symbiotic.

Contributor: Collin Spears
Published: May 18, 2009

Sino + ASEAN FTA = East Asian Unification? Not Quite: Part I

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Collin Spears) — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:28:08 EDT

An analysis exploring the pros and cons of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Deal.

Contributor: Collin Spears
Published: May 13, 2009

Leering Bear, Rising Dragon: Life Along the Sino-Russian Border

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Collin Spears) — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:06:57 EDT

The Sino-Russian relationship, based on mutual resentment of global Western dominance and a shared interest in Central Asian security, has had unintended consequences for Russia.

Contributor: Collin Spears
Published: May 07, 2009

China and the Global Recession, Part 1 - The Domestic Situation

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Collin Spears) — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:57:05 EDT

The consensus of mainstream China analysts is that the CCP is a unified entity that is destined to guide China into a new golden age where it will enjoy global superpower status. This narrative is maybe challenged with the recession.

Contributor: Collin Spears
Published: May 06, 2009

Taiwan: Identity Politics and Economic Free Fall in the Other China

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Collin Spears) — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:56:39 EDT

A look at how Taiwan's identity politics has and will continue to affect, not only its internal politics during the current economic crisis, but also Cross-Straits relations.

Contributor: Collin Spears
Published: May 06, 2009

How Japan Can Finally Say "No"

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Collin Spears) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:36:56 EDT

In 1990, the controversial right-wing Governor of Tokyo, Ishihara Shintaro, published "The Japan That Can Say No: Why Japan Will Be First Among Equals". Nearly 20 years later, many Japanese are still pondering if or when Japan can "say no" to the U.S.

Contributor: Collin Spears
Published: Apr 27, 2009

The Chinese - African Relationship: Can Sub-Saharan Africans Think?

contributor-community@yahoo-inc.com (Collin Spears) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:46:13 EDT

A befitting question for the coming decade is, "Can Sub-Saharan Africans think?" For many Westerners it would seem the answer is, "No", at least as far as Africa's relationship with China.

Contributor: Collin Spears
Published: Apr 27, 2009