Doug Bandow

Doug Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. A former special assistant to President Ronald Reagan, he is the author of several books, including Tripwire: Korea and U.S. Foreign Policy in a Changed World.

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People walk past a panda mascot called Bing Dwen Dwen near the Bird’s Nest stadium, the venue for opening and closing ceremonies at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, on Feb. 4.
People walk past a panda mascot called Bing Dwen Dwen near the Bird’s Nest stadium, the venue for opening and closing ceremonies at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, on Feb. 4.

The U.S. Shouldn’t Be Afraid of China

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HONGKONG-CHINA-PROTEST

Hong Kong Can’t Be Saved. Hong Kongers Can.

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People watch a television showing footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul, on Jan. 1, 2020.
People watch a television showing footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul, on Jan. 1, 2020.

America’s Asian Allies Need Their Own Nukes

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Riot police in Bangkok
Riot police in Bangkok

Thailand’s Military Is Getting Ready for Another Crackdown

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Chinese soldiers
Chinese soldiers

Xi Jinping Doubles Down on Korean War Propaganda

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U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump watch the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform a flyover near the White House on July 4 in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump watch the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform a flyover near the White House on July 4 in Washington.

America’s Language of Mass Destruction Convinces Nobody

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South Korean Unification Minister Lee In-young (second left) walks with military officers during a visit to the south side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas on Sept. 16.
South Korean Unification Minister Lee In-young (second left) walks with military officers during a visit to the south side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas on Sept. 16.

South Korea Doesn’t Need U.S. Military Babysitting

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Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers train inside the PLA Hong Kong Garrison barrackson November 21, 2019.
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers train inside the PLA Hong Kong Garrison barrackson November 21, 2019.

Who Lost Hong Kong?

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Protesters in front of the Chinese Embassy in Seoul
Protesters in front of the Chinese Embassy in Seoul

The United States Can’t Handle China Alone

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Riot police hold up a warning flag during a demonstration in a mall in Hong Kong on July 6, in response to a new national security law introduced in the city that makes political views, slogans, and signs advocating Hong Kong's independence or liberation illegal.
Riot police hold up a warning flag during a demonstration in a mall in Hong Kong on July 6, in response to a new national security law introduced in the city that makes political views, slogans, and signs advocating Hong Kong's independence or liberation illegal.

Beijing’s Secret Police Rule Hong Kong Now

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North Korea Missile Test
North Korea Missile Test

Why North Korea Needs Its Nukes

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TOPSHOT - People watch a television news screen showing an explosion of an inter-Korean liaison office in North Korea's Kaesong Industrial Complex, at a railway station in Seoul on June 16, 2020.
TOPSHOT - People watch a television news screen showing an explosion of an inter-Korean liaison office in North Korea's Kaesong Industrial Complex, at a railway station in Seoul on June 16, 2020.

South Korea Shouldn’t Endorse North Korea’s Explosive Bullying

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Kim Jong Un on Television
Kim Jong Un on Television

A Modest Proposal: Open Ties With North Korea

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South Korean warplanes at at U.S. Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek
South Korean warplanes at at U.S. Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek

Want to Fix the Deficit? Bring Home the Troops.

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A woman and child walk past riot police standing guard on a street in the Mongkok district of Hong Kong on May 27, as the city's legislature debates over a law that bans insulting China's national anthem.
A woman and child walk past riot police standing guard on a street in the Mongkok district of Hong Kong on May 27, as the city's legislature debates over a law that bans insulting China's national anthem.

In Hong Kong, Xi Plays a Dangerous Game of Chicken

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