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Nov 5, 2024, 1:15 PM

Dear Next U.S. President: Fighting Autocracy is a Vital American Interest

The 2024 U.S. presidential election takes place during a pivotal time of increased cooperation among the world’s most formidable regimes of repression (Russia, China, Iran and North Korea) which are bent on overturning the Washington-led rules-based order. As voters in...

Feb 28, 2024, 2:42 PM

GOP isolationism is damaging American credibility

Has the Republican Party’s isolationism caused US allies to doubt Washington’s commitment to safeguarding the global order that it put in place after World War II? Have former President Trump’s comments about not protecting certain NATO member states and have...

Nov 16, 2023, 3:21 AM

What Can Biden & Xi Accomplish at APEC?

It’s good that Biden and Xi are making efforts to talk again, despite limited hopes for a breakthrough when the leaders meet today at the APEC summit in San Francisco. Although expectations are low as to what can be accomplished...

Nov 7, 2023, 8:51 PM

As Israel Fights Hamas, What Should American Voters Know?

How are American voters making sense of Israel’s war against Hamas and what should they know about the Jewish State’s objectives? Put simply, there is growing division in the Democrat Party over support for Israel’s operations in Gaza as the US...

Oct 11, 2023, 6:13 AM

What Could Come Next in Israel’s War Against Hamas?

While there have been several wars between Israel and its enemies over the years, the latest Hamas attack on Israel is of a different nature given the massacring and kidnapping of Israeli civilians who could not defend themselves. The number...

Sep 11, 2023, 1:52 AM

The Evolving US-India Relationship & Key Takeaways From G20 Summit in India

The recently completed G20 summit in New Delhi brought with it some noteworthy developments. As an organization, the G20 is becoming more inclusive of the Global South’s interests as it expanded its membership to include the African Union, a 55-member...

Aug 1, 2023, 7:51 PM

Washington’s Outreach To Pacific Islands Is Overdue and Necessary

The Biden administration’s latest engagement of the Pacific - - most recently with visits to Tonga, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Australia - - is welcome and needed. At a critical time, it builds upon other mechanisms and...

May 24, 2023, 1:54 PM

Hiroshima G7 Summit Demonstrated Progress on Stronger Russia, China Policies

On May 21 leaders of the world’s most wealthy democracies completed the G7 summit in Hiroshima while welcoming surprise guest Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine and Xi Jinping’s economic coercion practices were the primary...

May 12, 2023, 4:12 PM

Improving South Korea-Japan Ties are a Big Deal. Here’s Why.

South Korea-Japan relations appear to be improving, heralding a promising development for the security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific. The latest sign of this promising trend is Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s May 7-8 visit to Seoul, the first official...

Apr 29, 2023, 12:39 AM

Yoon’s Address To U.S. Congress Reflects Shared Values, Commitment To Security

On April 27 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will deliver a speech at a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress as part of his visit to mark the 70th anniversary of the United States-South Korea security alliance. Mr. Yoon...

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About Me

Ted Gover, Ph.D. (Twitter: @TedGover) is Associate Clinical Professor and Director of the Tribal Administration Program at Claremont Graduate University, a program focusing on Tribal law, management, economic development and intergovernmental relations. Over the years Ted has taught courses on politics for Central Texas College US Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and has served as an advisor to the Simon Wiesenthal Center and its world-renowned Museum of Tolerance, helping to coordinate and support their initiatives in Asia. Additionally, Ted has worked on behalf of a number of Native American Tribes on issues ranging from Tribal sovereignty, economic diversification, healthcare and education, and he writes occasionally on American politics and foreign policy. Ted is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College, Claremont Graduate University and Soka University in Tokyo.