Dillon Zhou
Dillon is a graduate student in the International Relations Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston and currently works at the Atlantic Council of the United States in Washington DC as a research assistant for its Cyber Statecraft Initiative. He has also worked at the JFK Library's Declassification Unit. His primary ar...
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Occupy Chicago came out in force on Wednesday to protest the use of U.S. tax dollars on defense spending in Europe. As the NATO Summit moves in, the protestors have no plans to move out.
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The confrontations over internet security are just beginning, and we, as denizens of the cyber domain, need to be aware of the potential restrictions of that may be placed on our activity.
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Parlez-vous français? Nevermind, “austerity” sounds better in German, anyways.
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America's rise to a major world power in the late 19th century shows that even as China becomes the number one economy, its foreign policy ambitions will be modest.
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An explosive new piece in the New Yorker reveals that the U.S. has funded, armed, and trained an Iranian dissident group on the State Department's list of terrorist organizations.
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While many blame Iran's economic troubles on successful sanctions, the actual cause is and always has been the Iranian government.
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Private markets are capable of producing the best law and order in society.
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The Republican agenda is staunchly opposed by the majority of American people.
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The military recently punished an Army reservist for openly supports Ron Paul, but has knowingly allowed a neo-Nazi to serve in the Missouri National Guard.
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Martha Johnson, Obama's GSA administrator, may be liable for overseeing one of the most troubling fiscal fiascos of the Obama Administration.
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The political journeys of Mitt Romney in the U.S. and Bo Xilai in China are amusingly similar, but tell different narratives of the political systems in which they operate.
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Excluding Cuba from the Summit of the Americas only perpetuates resentment and hinders Cuba from stepping towards democracy.
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Don't panic! Here are nine easy ways to err a nation by creating a messed up education system (courtesy of the U.S.).
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NYCDE’s word ban clarifies that Departments of Education are hopelessly disconnected from education (Arnie Duncan, Secretary of Education, has never taught school).
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The North Korean military has violated the “Leap Day” agreement by scheduling an April missile launch, but the U.S. should not punish innocent civilians by withholding food aid.
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Santorum cursed out a NYT reporter on the campaign trail in Wisconsin for "distorting" his words, while being aware that he was on camera. Is this the end of Santorum's candidacy?
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Anti-China rhetoric hurts American citizens by encouraging retaliatory, protectionist policies that discourage trade and make valuable resources more difficult to obtain.
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Even though millennials have suffered disproportionately from the recession, a new study finds they are highly optimistic about their economic prospects.
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This article is part one of a series in which I advocate for the privatization of national defense forces.
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Romney is the clear favorite among the voters in New England – which none of the other GOP contenders have deemed fit to challenge.
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Santorum may have ended his bid for the presidency after making a poorly worded comment about Obama's position on making college accessible to all Americans.
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Xi Jinping, China's president-in-waiting, will visit the U.S. to shore up U.S.-China relations next week. Will this visit fundamentally affect the future of the two countries?
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Apple products are the hottest electronic devices sold in the U.S. and the Chinese factories in which these products are made mistreat their workers. So, why can't they be produced in the U.S.?
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As a result of the rising disparity among the G-20 nations, people have taken to the streets to show their dissatisfaction. Will governments act to meet this problem?
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A new cyber security bill has raised some eyebrows when it comes to privacy, but one must weigh this objectively against the needs of national security.
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It's time for the government to step up its focus on protecting national infrastructure from cyberattacks.
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China seems poised to decide the fate of Europe as it debates whether to loan the EU much needed cash.
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The U.S. has become vocal about China's currency manipulation and cyber espionage, but should be careful about alienating a major trade partner.
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Local police departments are not well-equipped to deal with cybercrime.
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The release of blind dissident Chen Guangcheng from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, means more power for China and a lack of conviction for the Obama administration.
Dillon Zhou In principle, the issue of human rights is at the core of the American character. But this hardly negates the need to weigh more pressing issues like the South China Sea tension, the provocative action of the North Koreans or the Iranian nuclear prob...