Francis P. Sempa, Author at The American Spectator

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Francis P. Sempa

Francis P. Sempa is the author of “Geopolitics: From the Cold War to the 21st Century and America’s Global Role.” His work has appeared in Strategic Review, the Diplomat, Joint Force Quarterly, the Claremont Review of Books, the Asian Review of Books, the South China Morning Post, the National Interest, and other publications.

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US Needs to Show Its Willingness to Defend Taiwan

by Francis P. Sempa | Apr 13, 2021

The Associated Press reported recently that Taiwan’s foreign minister Joseph Wu said if the island is attacked by China it…

Another Perspective

Now Is Not the Time to Give In to Globalism

by Francis P. Sempa | Mar 28, 2021

What will replace President Donald Trump’s “America First” foreign policy? A recent article on the Foreign Affairs website co-authored by Richard…

Another Perspective

U.S. China Policy at the Crossroads: Containment or Liberation?

by Francis P. Sempa | Mar 2, 2021

The Biden administration’s early rhetoric on China, unsurprisingly, mimics the Obama approach of engagement and competition. In a speech at…

Media Matters

A New Generation of China Lovers

by Francis P. Sempa | Feb 15, 2021

New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman is what the late Paul Hollander called a “political pilgrim” — a…

Asia

China’s ‘World-Island’ Ambitions

by Francis P. Sempa | Jan 15, 2021

In August 2020, after U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar visited Taiwan, Chinese fighter jets crossed the median line of the…