It has been nearly two years since the United Kingdom narrowly voted in favor of leaving the European Union.
This spring, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative government is being reminded of just how powerful – and long-lasting – the unintended...
Almost exactly 20 years ago, after months of delicate and difficult negotiation, leaders of Northern Ireland’s two main political camps – Catholic...
Imagine that you, like me, are a typical product of Western liberal democracy, and are invited to give a lecture to a group of Chinese students in Beijing or...
China and Britain touted their "golden era" of relations on Wednesday as Prime Minister Theresa May visited Beijing to strengthen her country's global trade...
British Prime Minister should address concerns about the political situation in Hong Kong during her visit to China this week, the last British governor of...
Thirty years ago, a colleague of mine in the British government who had ministerial responsibilities in Africa and Asia hung the world map in his office...
After U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent visit to China, it can only be a matter of time before right-wing media outlets like Breitbart News and Fox News...
An anecdote about U.S. President Richard Nixon’s visit to China in 1972 has long been regarded as confirmation of the long view of history taken by Chinese...
Visiting Hong Kong is a true pleasure. With its modern architecture towering around the busy harbor, that great and exciting city must rank among the world’s...
To the great poet T.S. Eliot, “April is the cruelest month.”
Nowadays, the West can be described as decadent.
In early June, an estimated 100,000 Hong Kong residents gathered in Victoria Park to mark the 28th anniversary of China violent repression of pro-democracy...
While I was governor of Hong Kong, from 1992 until the handover of the city to China in 1997, I kept a diary.
Many Hong Kong residents, worried about growing encroachment by Beijing as the financial hub marks 20 years since its return to China, are rushing to secure...
As I strolled through Paris the other day, the air was warm, the sky was blue, and I felt like I was in the best of all possible worlds.
British Prime Minister Theresa May doesn’t exactly have a reputation for unpredictability.
As Britain formally triggers the doleful negotiations to exclude itself from the mainstream of European politics and economics, Prime Minister Theresa May...
I am old enough to remember when the best thing about populism was that it was not popular.
When U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office later this month, Americans will be more divided than they have been in years.