John Delury
@JohnDelury
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In Seoul, writing about empire in China (and America), watching the Korean Peninsula, reminiscing about Rome
Seoul, South Korea
Joined May 2008
Note to Self: Twitter is the Monkey Mind 以难化之人 心如猨猴 故以若干种法 制御其心 乃可调伏。
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This is the strategic dilemma of the next three years. The full thought is here on my Substack: https://t.co/GK1flqM0bt
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/1🚨PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN — America First Legal just released a template letter that parents can use to opt out of radical classroom instruction and woke school policies.
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From Brussels to Seoul, US allies have to push back against massive pressure from Trump while minimizing damage to their alliances.. while pushing back against pressure from Xi Jinping without creating a rupture in relations with China.
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My thoughts on the dilemma facing America's allies in this moment of G2 redux https://t.co/kmk9vHvyYV
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An extraordinary group with our Fearless Leader @JairvdLijn
Last week @SIPRIorg and @FESonline organized a scenarios workshop on the future of the Korean peninsula. Now already two participants wrote up their thoughts. @kenj0126 ( https://t.co/7AujEQnLtY) & @JohnDelury ( https://t.co/rr62D8dXBe) Honoured to work with a group of great minds!
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HOT CHOCOLATE CEREAL that actually tastes like a packet of hot chocolate I don’t know how we did it but it’s incredible
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Like a phoenix from the ashes, exciting to watch the revival of The Kennan Institute. I'm honored to be among the inaugural cohort of fellows and looking forward to learning/ contributing:
The Kennan Institute returns as an independent, non-partisan institute entering a new era of scholarship and statecraft 🎥Watch members of our community reflect on the past, present and future of research and policy analysis on Russia, Ukraine, the South Caucasus & Central Asia
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A few thoughts on geopolitical uncertainties, as refracted through a gathering of China scholars in Berlin and North Korea scholars in Seoul... https://t.co/t03WGNLG23
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“Not surprisingly, but significantly, North Korea’s nuclear status was taken as a given by our group, one more confirmation of the degree to which the expert community has moved on from the possibility of negotiated denuclearization.”
Sinologists in Berlin, Koreanists in Seoul
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Use promo code BARSTOOL to get 20% off your first order @lucynicotine
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Xi Jinping was caught on camera giggling twice, once with Lee Jae-myung and another time with Trump. Chairman Xi lightening up? https://t.co/vkHlikzpOZ
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A rare moment when ironic banter about espionage between world leaders bubbled into public view... happy to share my thoughts w/ @nytimesworld on Xi's Xiaomi 'backdoor' crack in Korea-China gift exchange https://t.co/JfDarQawFm
nytimes.com
Xi Jinping gave two cellphones to South Korea’s president, who asked how secure they were. “You can check if there’s a backdoor,” he said with a laugh.
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to wit https://t.co/dh60BrRmm8
Three cheers for 新型大国关系! The cynic in me worries this is a combination of Trump’s desire to be Dealmaker-in-chief, buying time in a losing trade war & clearing the way for the ongoing remilitarization of the Monroe Doctrine
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The full clip of gift exchange is an interesting display of shared Sino-Korean neo-classicism... tea sets, calligraphy set, and of course cosmetics.
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Who says crypto has to be complicated? Meet our cutest educators yet: Cross River kids! They're helping us explore crypto concepts with clarity, curiosity, and a lot of charm! Watch the video to learn from the experts!
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Even funnier in the original 小米... 통신보안 잘됩니까? 你看看有没有后门儿.
Xi Jinping gifted South Korean President Lee Jae Myung a set of Xiaomi smartphones with Korean displays after their summit meeting on sidelines of APEC yesterday. Lee: "How's the communication security?" Xi: "You can check if there are any backdoors." https://t.co/rPBARYFda2
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The tricky part now is, on the one hand, everyone (in Asia, pretty much) wants the US and China to get along, no one wants war... yet Trumpian G2 is an America First version, not an 'allies, partners & RBIO matter' version https://t.co/uYRIUSIG8m
globalasia.org
Today’s challenges are very different from when Trump first took office. But don’t rule out a deep ambition on his part.
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Same-- in my Trump 2.0 preview for @GlobalAsiaEAF written a year ago, I dredged up G2 as fitting for what was to come, and tripped out that it had already been 20 years since it first appeared
With "G2" again in the air, I had forgotten how many were proponents of the concept. Fred Bergsten was of course the G2 OG:
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Three cheers for 新型大国关系! The cynic in me worries this is a combination of Trump’s desire to be Dealmaker-in-chief, buying time in a losing trade war & clearing the way for the ongoing remilitarization of the Monroe Doctrine
This is the only normal thing I’ve ever seen Hegseth say
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Grand strategy is all about priorities. My thoughts on where Europe stands in Beijing's hierarchy via @EngelsbergIdeas
https://t.co/zGdGJTl5nm
engelsbergideas.com
China's activities in Europe are driven more by opportunism than any grand plot to divide the continent. In geopolitical terms, Beijing treats European countries as extensions of American power.
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Filling the void
W/ Trump leaving early, allows Xi to play the role of senior statesman. Articles write themselves-- "China moves into vacuum of US leadership withdrawal from Asia Pacific region" 美退中进
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Two years based in Rome gave me a chance to learn and listen to the European debate over China. Now back in Asia, I'm glad to share thoughts in my first essay for @EngelsbergIdeas on the view from Beijing:
What China wants from Europe | @JohnDelury
https://t.co/ZNPlJYnkiD
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Can't wait to learn more from actually reading the book... Congrats Mike!
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The only two restraining forces against evil in our world today are the presence of the Church and the power of the Holy Spirit. @pastorhamrickG The Church cannot afford to be silent on any issues that matter @RHelfenbein
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