Christopher R. Hill, former US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia, was US Ambassador to Iraq, South Korea, Macedonia, and Poland, US special envoy for Kosovo, a negotiator of the Dayton Peace Accords, and chief US negotiator with North Korea from 2005-2009. He is currently Dean of the Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.
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Christopher R. Hill
Commentaries by Christopher R. Hill
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Managing Syria’s Meltdown
DENVER – As Russian and American diplomats prepare for a Syrian peace conference, the Middle East is experiencing convulsions not seen since…
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How to Move China
DENVER – “Insanity,” Albert Einstein is reported to have said, is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.…
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From War of Choice to War Without End
WASHINGTON, DC – When the Bourbon monarchy was restored in 1815, the French diplomat Talleyrand is reported to have said of the Bourbons: “T…
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The World’s North Korean Test
DENVER – The most recent North Korean nuclear test is the most dangerous of the three to date. How the international community responds, in …
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America’s Unconfirmed Hostages
DENVER – The United States Constitution, which turned 225 years old last summer, is a remarkable document: the provisions of a text written …
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North Korea’s Missile to Nowhere
DENVER – North Korea’s apparently successful launch of its Unha-3 rocket was inevitable after the failed launch nine months ago. There were …
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Obama 2.0
DENVER – It’s over. After a year-long campaign costing $2.5-6 billion (estimates vary widely), President Barack Obama has won a second four-…
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The Asian Tigers of Nationalism
DENVER – Among the many arguments that former Serbian President Slobodan Milošević used to make to his interlocutors was that he never incit…
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The US Candidates’ Non-Debate
DENVER – For the uninitiated, especially foreign observers, the United States’ presidential election campaign can seem like an epic narrativ…
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China’s House Divided
DENVER – There has been much talk about America’s decline in recent years, with the corollary that China will take its place. But, while the…
Managing Syria’s Meltdown
Faruk Timuroglu: A reasonable voice from a venerable Washington, D.C insider. However, there are some missing pieces in the picture. U.S. successfully used Muslim extremism against communism, the September 11 attacks …
Managing Syria’s Meltdown
Frank O'Callaghan: American support for Al Qaeda and arming those who wish to exterminate the Christian and other minority communities in the Middle East is a crime against Humanity. It is also a crime against civilizat…