Geopoliticus December 11, 2017 What’s in a Name?: Strategy Behind the “Indo-Pacific” Throughout his tour of Asia in November 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly referred to the region through which... Read more »
Geopoliticus March 3, 2016 South China Sea Escalation: Relations between China and the United States Every week that passes seems to bring a new development in the South China Sea. Over the last few... Read more »
Geopoliticus September 20, 2015 The Almost-Normal Country: Japan and the Use of Force The enactment of Japan’s new national security bills was a long time in the making. The bills, already passed... Read more »
Geopoliticus February 17, 2015 Wanting It Both Ways, Principled and Practical: U.S. Policy toward Thailand The increased strain between the United States and Thailand, longtime allies in Southeast Asia, was evident during their 34th... Read more »
Geopoliticus February 4, 2014 Railway to Somewhere: Thailand’s Politics and China’s Reach in Southeast Asia Despite elections last Sunday, Thailand remains riven by political conflict. On the one side is the current government of Prime... Read more »
Geopoliticus January 22, 2014 Fox Hunting: China’s Response to Japan’s Diplomatic Campaign Last November, I wrote a blog entitled What Does the Fox Say? that outlined once-hesitant Japan’s efforts to raise... 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 »
Geopoliticus May 18, 2013 Looper: The Asian Financial Crisis Redux? Financial crises and their associated economic disruptions (or vice versa) can alter the international political order among countries by... Read more »