Geopoliticus May 16, 2014 China’s (Is)land Reclamation in the South China Sea For the last few years, China and the Philippines have repeatedly accused each other of destabilizing the uneasy balance... Read more »
Geopoliticus May 9, 2014 Friends in Many Places: Vietnam’s Diplomacy Last Wednesday, Vietnam feted the 60th anniversary of its victory over French forces at Dien Bien Phu. But earlier... Read more »
Geopoliticus April 30, 2014 Obama’s Visit to Asia and U.S. Alliances As foreign trips go, President Barack Obama’s visit to Asia in April 2014 was more important than most. It... Read more »
Geopoliticus April 13, 2014 Game On: Southeast Asian Cooperation in the South China Sea? It is easy for a serviceman stationed on one of the tiny islands that comprise the Spratly group in... Read more »
Geopoliticus November 24, 2013 Where Will It End?: China’s East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone More lines were drawn in the East China Sea (or rather in the skies above it). With very little... Read more »
Geopoliticus November 17, 2013 What Does the Fox Say?: Japan’s Diplomatic Campaign After North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles into the seas near Japan in July 2006, Japan did something uncharacteristic... Read more »
Geopoliticus October 21, 2013 Diamond (Still) in the Rough: China’s New Charm Offensive in Southeast Asia In early September, China hosted the 10th China-ASEAN Expo in southern Chinese city of Nanning. There, Chinese Premier Li... Read more »