Commentary
China weeps and writhes, but the world slumbers.
A member of the honor guard stands in front of the Great Hall of the People from the Monument to the People's Heroes, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Nov. 12, 2025. Andres Martinez Casares/EPA-Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Gregory Copley
Author
Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
