Tom Plate's Pacific Perspective columns for 2003
- China Never Beats Around the Bush (October 26, 2003)
- A Clash of Incivilities (October 24, 2003)
- Asia 101: The President's Journey (October 20, 2003)
- Get A Grip on Yourself! (October 16, 2003)
- A Growing Peace Dividend: Unity in Prosperty? (October 9, 2003)
- Asian Images of America and Australia (October 6, 2003)
- From Axis of Evil to Twin Dominoes (Ocober 2, 2003)
- The Kind of Cuts That Only Hurt China (September 29, 2003)
- The Beginnings of Democracy in China? (September 8, 2003)
- The Metaphor of the Two Suns (September 7, 2003)
- The Only Way the Terrorists Can Win (August 31, 2003)
- In The End, ‘Regime Change’ Policies Undermine The Bush Regime (August 25, 2003)
- How Much Trouble Could China Get In? (August 18, 2003)
- Needed: The Largest Possible Coalition of the Very Willing (August 11, 2003)
- The Ever-Dangerous China Blame Game: An Outcome with Only Losers (August 4, 2003)
- The New Doctrine of Preemption: Be Careful How You Use It (July 28, 2003)
- How to Win With North Korea Without Firing a Shot (July 21, 2003)
- Is China's New Man Up to the Job? (July 14, 2003)
- Pakistan: America's Mulsim Weathervane? (July 7, 2003)
- Why Not Invade China? (June 30, 2003)
- An Asian Watcher Likes What He Sees (June 23, 2003)
- Grabbing an Indian Tiger by the Tail (June 16, 2003)
- Wolfing Down the Entire World? (June 9, 2003)
- The Great Asian Redeployment (June 2, 2003)
- A Mega-Job for a Mega-Lady (May 26, 2003)
- Is Japan Back, at Least in the Eyes of Texas? (May 19, 2003)
- The Importance of Being Sane (May 12, 2003)
- The Singapore Sling of a Precedent-Setting Deal (May 7, 2003)
- When Politics Can Be Injurious to People's Health (May 5, 2003)
- A New Global Force to be Reckoned With (April 28, 2003)
- Why War in Korea is Less Probable Now (April 21, 2003)
- China: A Nation Behaving Badly (April 14, 2003)
- What Does it Mean to be a Friend of the United States? (April 7, 2003)
- Islamic Bomb of Worldwide Anti-U.S. Hatred? (March 31, 2003)
- Standing Up Against Iraq in Asia (March 24, 2003)
- China: Hiding Behind France's Skirt (March 17, 2003)
- One Place Where Peace is Getting a Chance (March 10, 2003)
- An Odd Couple Framing the Iraq and North Korea Debate (March 3, 2003)
- Meet the Al Qaeda of the World Economic System (February 24, 2003)
- Under the Glare of a Global Microscope (February 17, 2003)
- No Pause for the Chinese Space Program (February 10, 2003)
- The Pendulum Swing on China vs. Japan (February 3, 2003)
- Beijing Worries About U.S. Designs on the Korean Peninsula (January 27, 2003)
- The World Could Lose A Vital International Voice (January 21, 2003)
- Japan '42 Redux -- Or Is It Vietnam All Over Again? (January 20, 2003)
- Making The Best Of A Bad Situation (January 13, 2003)
- Can Chinese Diplomacy Turn Over A New Card? (January 6, 2003)
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