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David Skidmore

Mike Johnson’s Historic Choice

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a critical decision that could align his legacy with that of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, who, in…

3 min readFeb 29, 2024

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Mike Johnson’s Historic Choice

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David Skidmore

Henry Kissinger: China’s ‘Old Friend’

In the West, no shortage of commentators were quick to denounce Henry Kissinger as a war criminal upon his death. China’s media, by…

4 min readDec 12, 2023

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David Skidmore

Beyond the Biden-Xi Summit: We have Staunched the Bleeding in US-China Relations.

While the relationship between the United States and China has been through many ups and downs since President Richard Nixon’s historic…

7 min readNov 18, 2023

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David Skidmore

SCRUTINIZING KISSINGER

(On the occasion of Henry Kissinger’s 100th birthday, I am sharing this review of Walter Isaacson’s biography of Kissinger that first…

6 min readJun 10, 2023

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David Skidmore

Who Really Wants to Indoctrinate Students?

Pouring over the bills that survived Iowa legislature’s March 3 “funnel” deadline, I came across House File 12, which immediately gave me a…

4 min readMar 13, 2023

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Who Really Wants to Indoctrinate Students?

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David Skidmore

How the Ukraine War Influences Chinese Calculations about Taiwan

What lessons might Chinese President Xi Jinping and his advisers draw about Taiwan based upon Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?

4 min readApr 21, 2022

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David Skidmore

The Purposes and Limits of Sanctions

The dramatic suite of sanctions that have been imposed upon Russia in the wake of the latter’s invasion of Ukraine represent the endpoint…

5 min readMar 18, 2022

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David Skidmore

How China’s Ambitious Belt and Road Plans for East Africa Came Apart

As China draws back from large scale infrastructure investments in Africa, it is worth considering why so many major Belt and Road (BRI)…

7 min readMar 3, 2022

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David Skidmore

Public Servants Deserve a Hug, Not a Swift Kick

February 27, 2022 · 7:05 am

3 min readFeb 27, 2022

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David Skidmore

The Nexus between Rent Control and Incorporation in East Palo Alto

Drake University August, 2021

23 min readSep 4, 2021

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David Skidmore

David Skidmore

David Skidmore is a professor of international politics at Drake University. Skidmore specializes in U.S. foreign policy and U.S.-China relations.

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