Lyle Goldstein

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  • Jun 2, 2026
    Following his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Trump demonstrated his penchant for a transactional foreign policy when he remarked that arms sales to Taiwan...
  • Apr 13, 2026
    As the Iran war continues to roil the world economy, the Trump administration is understandably eager to point to East Asia where a few limited foreign policy successes have been...
  • Mar 2, 2026
    When the Taiwan legislature recently refused a large defense spending increase of $40 billion in favor of a much smaller allocation of $12 billion, many in Washington were surprised...