Tag Archives: China

Book Review: Unorthodox Strategies For The Everyday Warrior

Posted on November 21, 2015 by nathanalbright

Unorthodox Strategies For The Everyday Warrior: Ancient Wisdom For The Modern Competitor, translated by Ralph D. Sawyer Ralph Sawyer is a noted translator of Chinese texts, so much so that I have encountered his works multiple times in my studies … Continue reading →

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Collective Defense For The Unwilling

Posted on September 22, 2015 by nathanalbright

In the past few years, Japan has gotten at least a little bit more aggressive in its foreign policy. After joining the coalition of the willing in the early 2000s, the government of Japan recently passed a law to make … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: A Handful Of Bullets

Posted on January 15, 2015 by nathanalbright

A Handful Of Bullets: How The Murder Of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Still Menaces The Peace, by Harlan K. Ullman As someone who reads a fair amount about World War I and its repercussions [1], I was pleased to finally snag … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: Fire On The Water

Posted on September 12, 2014 by nathanalbright

Fire On The Water: China, America, and the Future of the Pacific, by Robert Haddick This book was one of the books I have picked up from the Naval Historical Institute [1], and in many ways it resembles the last … Continue reading →

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The Weaver And The Cowherd

Posted on August 13, 2013 by nathanalbright

Today I saw an intriguing picture for an odd Chinese ritual for the Cixi festival, where a large group of city girls desiring to marry were dressed in wedding gowns and engaged in some sort of race as a way … Continue reading →

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Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind

Posted on June 14, 2013 by nathanalbright

There are some people who forget about others as soon as they are out of their presence, and there are others whose memory tends to haunt them no matter where they may wander. Sadly, I am among the latter sort … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Thirty-Six Strategems

Posted on June 10, 2013 by nathanalbright

The Thirty-Six Strategems: A Modern Interpretation of A Strategy Classic, by Peter Taylor As a fond and often critical reader of ancient Chinese strategic texts [1], I am often amused at the way in which Chinese and Japanese strategic texts … Continue reading →

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Arctic Fire

Posted on May 29, 2013 by nathanalbright

Among the many international institutions of this world lies one that is at least somewhat obscure given the potential importance of its geographic span. The Arctic Council is made up of eight nations who control land around the Arctic Ocean … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Safely Home

Posted on December 27, 2012 by nathanalbright

Safely Home, by Randy Alcorn [Note: Full disclosure: Tyndale House Publishers provided me a copy of this book for free since I am a member of the Tyndale Blog Network. This has not influenced in any way my review of … Continue reading →

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A Nation Gets The Government It Deserves

Posted on November 7, 2012 by nathanalbright

In less than a week the nation of China will choose its new generation of leadership, and that will include a great deal of Generation Xers. Currently, China is being governed by a phony populist who pretends regard for the … Continue reading →

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