An Indo-American with African-American roots, the Californian can build relations that will strengthen America. Here’s how.
Markos Kounalakis
Kounalakis, the Monthly's publisher and president emeritus, is California’s Second Gentleman and a Hoover Institution visiting fellow researching democracy and geopolitics. Follow him on Instagram, @markoskounalakis.
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California’s Stifled Voice on Foreign Policy
There are no Californians on the Senate Intelligence, Armed Services, and Foreign Relations Committees. Why that’s bad for all Americans.
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Jimmy Carter’s Last Triumph Could Be to Soothe U.S.-China Relations
If, after the 39th president dies, Xi Jinping makes the bold decision to attend any memorials, it would honor Carter’s cementing America’s “One China” policy. Why the Biden administration should start encouraging the Chinese leader now.
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The U.S. Should Recognize Belarus’s Government in Exile
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has been pushing the West to undermine Lukashenko’s puppet government.
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Putin’s War on Ukraine and the Perversion of the Letter “Z”
The Russian dictator has stripped Ukraine bare and stolen a symbol of freedom and hope.
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Meet Vladimir Putin’s Biggest Accomplice in His War on Ukraine
Belarus’s dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, has turned his country into a Russian vassal state. It didn’t have to be this way.
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The Cost of Freedom
Freedoms of worship, speech, and assembly–all are under threat but the United States has always been willing to pay the price.
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“A Christmas Carol” — Courtesy of the Chinese Navy
The ghost of Christmas future may see Beijing reach across the Taiwan strait to “reunite” the country and find a motherlode of microprocessors.
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The Great Escape
President Trump says he might leave the country if he loses. Here’s what he could learn from other leaders about the art of exile.
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Here’s the Pitch
Cricket explains India and Australia while baseball is central to America and Japan. And all four nations are playing together to contain an ambitious China.
