Geopoliticus October 3, 2016 Who Benefits from China’s “One Belt, One Road” Initiative? Under its Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road (commonly known as the “One Belt, One... Read more »
Geopoliticus June 24, 2016 China’s Encirclement Concerns For almost two decades, Chinese strategists have worried about what they regard as the geopolitical encirclement of China. At... Read more »
Geopoliticus December 29, 2015 China’s “One Belt, One Road” to Where? During visits to Central and Southeast Asia in 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled Beijing’s aspiration to create what... Read more »
Geopoliticus May 13, 2015 Japan’s Security Role in Southeast Asia (and the South China Sea) Only a few years ago, it would have seemed inconceivable that Japan would have any security role outside of... 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 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 »