The U.S. has failed to achieve its missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, but the War on Terror’s legacy lives on in nearby western China. By Geoffrey Cain Published June 29, 2021 in Lit Hub Irfan was a technology worker in his thirties who came from Urumqi, the regional...

The Korean giant pumped billions of dollars into China and came to dominate its smartphone market. Now, it’s closing factories. What happened? By Geoffrey CainThe Wire China November 1, 2020 Illustration by Ryan Olbrysh It was a stifling hot July day in 1992 when Qian...

In 2005, Chang-Gyu Hwang—president of Samsung’s semiconductor and memory business—traveled with two fellow executives to Palo Alto, to the home of Steve Jobs.

By Geoffrey Cain
Forbes

Mar 13, 2020

Watched by 43 million people on TV as she hosted the 2014 Oscars, comedienne Ellen DeGeneres walked through the audience at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

By Geoffrey Cain
The Daily Mail

Mar 8, 2020

Miky Lee’s money and influence turned South Korean cinema into a powerhouse

By Geoffrey Cain
Foreign Policy

Feb 11, 2020

In Kim Jong Un’s North Korea everyone seems to live in fear, even as living standards rise slightly thanks to minorreforms.

By Geoffrey Cain
The Wall Street Journal

Jun 11, 2019

Having only a hazy idea of what, exactly, fascism consists of makes it hard to explain why fascist rhetoric needs to be excluded from public discourse.

By Geoffrey Cain
The New Republic

Jun 3, 2019

KAI-FU LEE AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: 2018

By Geoffrey Cain
Mekong Review

May 2019

Forget the Mueller report. Russia is still meddling in democracies everywhere, and Ukraine is trying to fight back.

By Geoffrey Cain
The New Republic

Mar 30, 2019

Huge pension body continues to protect troubled corporate dynasties, undermining reform efforts

By Geoffrey Cain
Asia Times

Mar 23, 2019