Cultural Politics Russia’s Pacific Ambitions // Stalin and the GWOT 8 Jan 20108 Jan 2010 Working, living, and floating around the Puget Sound gives one a certain connection to the power of the Russian Far East. Colleagues describe their struggles with Sakhalin dialect; whale-watchers plug…
China… Josef Stalin and Bill Gates Celebrate the PRC’s 60th 5 Oct 200930 Oct 2009 There were plenty of incongruities in last week's 60th anniversary bash in Beijing, but the following image really caused me to do a double take: from left to right, John…
American Foreign Policy… I Saw This Coming in 1935 24 Sep 2009 Scene: Kennedy-era Post Office in Tacoma, Washington. An overcast, cool day. People stand in line, shuffling through envelopes tangled with rubber bands and loopy writing. I am preparing a small…
