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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Chinese President Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping

The Sane Way to Challenge Xi Jinping’s China

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A picture taken on March 30 shows a billboard bearing Chinese President Xi Jinping's face looking down over a boulevard in Belgrade next to the words "Thank you brother Xi," a message paid for by a pro-government tabloid.
A picture taken on March 30 shows a billboard bearing Chinese President Xi Jinping's face looking down over a boulevard in Belgrade next to the words "Thank you brother Xi," a message paid for by a pro-government tabloid.

Making China Pay Would Cost Americans Dearly

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This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency in November 2016 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center) standing in front of a bronze statue of the late Kim Jong Il in Samjiyon.
This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency in November 2016 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center) standing in front of a bronze statue of the late Kim Jong Il in Samjiyon.

What Comes Next for North Korea

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U.S. President Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump

The United States Can’t Ditch China Yet

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China's President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with US President Donald Trump before a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019 BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
China's President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with US President Donald Trump before a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019 BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

A War of Words With China Helps Nobody

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A commemoration for dead NATO soldiers at the NATO summit in Kehl, Germany, on April 4, 2009. (Action Press-Pool/Getty Images)
A commemoration for dead NATO soldiers at the NATO summit in Kehl, Germany, on April 4, 2009. (Action Press-Pool/Getty Images)

The Outdated Alliance?

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U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) sit during their second summit meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel on February 28, 2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Photo by Vietnam News Agency/Handout/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) sit during their second summit meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel on February 28, 2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Photo by Vietnam News Agency/Handout/Getty Images)

Everything Should Be on the Table in Korea

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A public signboard near the U.S. Embassy on Feb. 21 in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Linh Pham/Getty Images)
A public signboard near the U.S. Embassy on Feb. 21 in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Linh Pham/Getty Images)

Trump and Kim Gotta Have Faith

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Children gesture at the instruction of a teacher at Gyongsang Kindergarten in Pyongyang on Aug. 23. (Carl Court/Getty Images)
Children gesture at the instruction of a teacher at Gyongsang Kindergarten in Pyongyang on Aug. 23. (Carl Court/Getty Images)

Welcome American Friends to Glorious North Korea

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John McCain gives a speech at the Navy and Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on April 1, 2008, in Annapolis, Maryland. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
John McCain gives a speech at the Navy and Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on April 1, 2008, in Annapolis, Maryland. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

John McCain Loved the Military Too Much

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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (L) walk together after announcing a joint statement near the end of their historic summit at the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018. (KOREA SUMMIT PRESS POOL/AFP/Getty Images)
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in (L) walk together after announcing a joint statement near the end of their historic summit at the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018. (KOREA SUMMIT PRESS POOL/AFP/Getty Images)

If Anyone Gets the Nobel, It’s Moon and Kim

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A man is reflected in a glass door as he walks past a portrait of Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi displayed inside the Libyan economic cooperation office in Seoul on July 28, 2010. (PARK JI-HWAN/AFP/Getty Images)
A man is reflected in a glass door as he walks past a portrait of Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi displayed inside the Libyan economic cooperation office in Seoul on July 28, 2010. (PARK JI-HWAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Kim Won’t Be Duped Like Qaddafi

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TOPSHOT - South Korean Marines take position on a beach as amphibious assault vehicles fire smoke shells during a joint landing operation by US and South Korean Marines in the southeastern port of Pohang on April 2, 2017. The drill is part of the annual joint exercise Foal Eagle to enhance the combat readiness of the US and South Korea supporting forces in defense of the Korean Peninsula. / AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - South Korean Marines take position on a beach as amphibious assault vehicles fire smoke shells during a joint landing operation by US and South Korean Marines in the southeastern port of Pohang on April 2, 2017. The drill is part of the annual joint exercise Foal Eagle to enhance the combat readiness of the US and South Korea supporting forces in defense of the Korean Peninsula. / AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

It’s Time for America to Cut South Korea Loose

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, impersonated by Hong Kong actor Howard (L), and US President Donald Trump, impersonated by US actor Dennis, pose outside the US consulate in Hong Kong on January 25, 2017. US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un might never be best buddies, but convincing impersonators are giving Hong Kongers a glimpse of what their improbable friendship might look like. Describing themselves as political satirists, the pair hugged and pretended to kiss as they posed for photos outside the US consulate on January 25. / AFP / Anthony WALLACE (Photo credit should read ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, impersonated by Hong Kong actor Howard (L), and US President Donald Trump, impersonated by US actor Dennis, pose outside the US consulate in Hong Kong on January 25, 2017. US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un might never be best buddies, but convincing impersonators are giving Hong Kongers a glimpse of what their improbable friendship might look like. Describing themselves as political satirists, the pair hugged and pretended to kiss as they posed for photos outside the US consulate on January 25. / AFP / Anthony WALLACE (Photo credit should read ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images)

China Is Doing What It Has to in North Korea

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