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Articles by David B. Shear
World In Flux • Stimson Center
Since his inauguration, President Trump’s ”America First” foreign policy approach has been different from his predecessors. This has often led to unexpected developments including his decision to meet with the Syrian leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, during his Middle East trip and his surprise announcement to give a green light to US Steel-Nippon Steel partnership. How will these developments impact geostrategic dynamics around the world?
Commentary: USAID is more than a handout. It's a tool of international diplomacy.
U.S. embassies abroad can’t effectively pursue America interests without USAID. Eliminating USAID will deal a blow to American prestige and deny our ambassadors the use of an irreplaceable tool of American diplomacy. As the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam from 2011 to 2014, I successfully helped Boeing sell 737 and 787 aircraft, GE sell jet engines and wind turbines, and American farmers export boatloads of our agricultural goods to Vietnam.
Park workers do a good job, but they could use more direction (letter to the editor)
I read and agree with most of the issues raised in a recent article about Great Kills Park. It has been seriously neglected and underfunded. It’s been many years since radiation remediation was started. The cliff by Parking Lot A has been eroding for years and nothing was done until this current temporary fix. The noted bulkhead and parking lot have been closed for years and now the rest of the bulkhead is falling apart.
AUKUS Special Operations Forces in Strategic Competition, Integrated Deterrence, and Campaigning: Resistance to Malign Activities
On September 15, 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States formed AUKUS, which is described as a trilateral security partnership designed to make it easier to share information “to better meet the threats of today and tomorrow” in the Indo-Pacific. It is initially focusing on two lines of efforts: submarines and advanced technology.
Quick Tips to Grow Your Souvenir Shop Business -
It isn’t all fun and games for tourism-based retailers. Despite the fact that the World Travel and Tourism Council reports that tourism brought in $8.8 trillion and 319 million jobs to the global economy, there is one glaring disadvantage to being a tourism-based retailer: Your customers are usually only in town for a few days.
U.S.-China trade talks: How to make the third round the charm
David Shear and Tami Overby, Register Opinion contributors Published 9:02 a.m. CT Dec. 11, 2018 In this Dec. 1, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump, second from right, meets with China's President Xi Jinping, second from left, during their bilateral meeting at the G20 Summit, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP) When President Trump faced Chinese President Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires on Dec.
Vietnam's New Cybersecurity Law Will Hurt Economic Growth
The passage of a restrictive cybersecurity law by Vietnam’s National Assembly is a giant step back—one that comes at the expense of Vietnam’s small and medium-sized businesses. As U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam from 2011 to 2014, I would console myself when faced with a diplomatic setback that Vietnam has always achieved progress by taking two steps forward and one step back.
Cybercriminals target job listing portals to recruit unwitting mules for fraud
Job listing and recruitment portals have been an attraction for cybercriminals given the volume of personal information uploaded to those sites in the form of resumes, cover letters and other data specific to individuals. But there’s more to criminals’ interest than just stealing personally identifiable information. Security shortcomings on some of these sites can expose job applicants, business account holders and the recruiters themselves to a number of different threats.
Islanders front office search has names, but few answers beyond the status quo
Well? What would you have done? The last few weeks, as with every week in Islanders-fandom, have been filled with the gnashing and wailing of teeth. The causes have been repeated over and over: Garth Snow is staying on as GM, in a season where everyone felt a firing, or at least a loss of power, was not only a good idea, but the only one that made sense. That didn’t happen. Many fans feel betrayed by ownership, as there had been a league-wide search for a president of hockey operations.
DoD Outlines Strategies to Counter Chinese Aggression
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2015 While China’s land reclamation and maritime disputes in the South China Sea are troubling, they are nothing new, the assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs told a Senate panel yesterday. David B. Shear told Senate Foreign Relations Committee members that China’s acts of aggression are “decades old,” and he outlined ongoing Defense Department actions to safeguard American interests in the South China Sea.
U.S., China Conduct Asia-Pacific Security Dialogue
WASHINGTON, March 11, 2015 Officials from the U.S. Defense Department and China’s Defense Ministry held the inaugural Asia-Pacific Security Dialogue here yesterday. The meeting was first announced by then-Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel during his April visit to Beijing, Pentagon officials said. Ambassador David B. Shear, assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs, led the U.S. delegation, and Rear Adm.
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