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—National Security Agency director Robert O’Brien, 2020 U.S. fantasies of expansion, commercial dominion, and military prowess have long hinged on a premise of Pacific exceptionalism. Couched in the millenarian language of manifest destiny, the Pacific region and its multitudinous ecosystems, cultures, peoples, and nations have been vacated in favor of an aqua nullius that frames the region as an empty space designated for U.S. possession by divine providence. This manufactured Pacific idea—what David Palumbo-Liu describes as a “repository of the American imaginary”—has borne ma...

May 11, 2021 China regularly forces us to check our assumptions about how the world works. The country’s return to regional and global prominence challenged preconceived notions (in the West) about leadership. Then, there was the stubborn defiance of expectations that one-party communist rule would give way to democracy. Sharpening tensions between China and the West (and its neighbors) reflect a whole series of inaccurate priors about ways that Beijing’s policies would evolve. Now, China is forcing us to reassess how capitalism works and how the world should adjust to its refusa...

Taiwan’s plastic, rubber machinery highlights efficient green production 07 May 2021 / 16:17 H. From left: Polystar CMO David Lo, ChumPower sales support engineer Tony Wu, Multiplas general manager David Wu, Hsieh, Mark Wu, Allen sales representative Celina Lin and FCS sales manager Hank Wu. PETALING JAYA: Taiwan’s rubber and plastics industry has developed a series of eco-friendly and alternative products and solutions in response to rising environmental awareness and the increase in demand for production efficiency as plastic waste recycling becomes crucial worldwide. Taiwan Associ...

. WASHINGTON — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian economist and former finance minister, is poised to become the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization, when the members of the global trade body meet Monday to consider her candidacy for director-general. The appointment would remove a key obstacle to the functioning of the WTO, which has been leaderless during a time of growing protectionism and global economic upheaval brought about by the pandemic. But even with Okonjo-Iweala at the helm and the renewed support of the Biden administration, the WTO, which was found...

WTO set to gain new chief, but deep issues remain SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 15, 2021, 09:39 AM IST Share Synopsis Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian economist and former finance minister, is poised to become the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization. A key part of the organization for settling trade disputes, called the appellate body, remains crippled after the Trump administration blocked appointments of new personnel. WASHINGTON: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian economist and former finance minister, is poised to become the first woman and first African to lead th...