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)

Columns From Davos:

Sunshine in Davos? (January 27, 2003)
Hawkish Policy Best Defended By the Dove (January 26, 2003)