News Analysis
Unbeknownst to most of the world, the Chinese are hard at work exploiting African mineral wealth.
Thinking About China
Opinion
A Trans-Africa Railway Courtesy of Communist China
The railway will be a conveyor belt for China
Chinese leader Xi Jinping poses with African leaders, including Malawi's President Arthur Peter Mutharika (2nd row, 2nd right), during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2018. How Hwee Young/AFP/Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
