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Author Archives: Jan Lodewijk Boonstra

IPaDs MP4 (2013-14)

The Endgame; AND AS A LAST RESORT – WAR

Author Jan Lodewijk Boonstra Date June 11, 2014
The Endgame in chess might be incredible hard especially when you are running into...
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IPaDs MP4 (2013-14)

The players on the board; a brief look to the political landscape of Asia

Author Jan Lodewijk Boonstra Date June 8, 2014
The Player is the most important thing in chess he controls all the pieces...
Tagged China, India, Japan, Myanmar, Narendra Modi, Park Geun-Hye, Shinzo Abe, South Korea, Thein Sein, Xi Jinping | Leave a comment |
"Defense" spending
IPaDs MP4 (2013-14)

En Passant; Military expansion in Asia

Author Jan Lodewijk Boonstra Date June 4, 2014
En passant is in chess a special move when the pawn is at the...
Tagged ASEAN, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Defense, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam | 2 Comments |
Myanmar
IPaDs MP4 (2013-14)

Pawngame: Myanmar the unpaved road to democracy!

Author Jan Lodewijk Boonstra Date May 16, 2014
Chess; Pawns are the most numerous piece on the chessboard and also the pieces...
Tagged China, Democracy, Economics, India, Myanmar, Obama, Rohingya, Tourism | 3 Comments |
IPaDs MP3 (2013-14)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

Author Jan Lodewijk Boonstra Date April 30, 2014
The Middle Game; according to my teacher in management and former manager of Royal...
Tagged Alfred Thayer Mahan, China, Crimea, Geopolitics, India, Russia | 1 Comment |
IPaDs MP3 (2013-14)

The Gambit: Foreign policy, building with BRICS

Author Jan Lodewijk Boonstra Date March 30, 2014
Chess: In chess a gambit is part of the openingsgame, means that you offer...
Tagged Chess, China, Crimea, India, International Relations, Robert D. Kaplan, Russia | Leave a comment |
IPaDs MP3 (2013-14)

Balance on the Board; Gujarat, the driving force of India

Author Jan Lodewijk Boonstra Date March 6, 2014
Project GIFT 1 Introduction As I promised last week, I would write about one...
Tagged Brics, Elections, Gujarat, India, Mahatma Gandhi, Narendra Modi | Leave a comment |
IPaDs MP3 (2013-14)

The Openings game: The Isthmus of Kra and the route to Chinese Supremacy!

Author Jan Lodewijk Boonstra Date March 3, 2014
Introduction: As an obsessed chess player I like to view things from a different...
Tagged Beijing, China, Economics, Geopolitics, Thailand | 2 Comments |
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