Geopoliticus December 21, 2016 Standing Firm, Mostly: Militarization of the South China Sea Last week, a Chinese naval vessel which had been shadowing the USNS Bowditch, a U.S. Navy oceanographic ship,... Read more »
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 August 28, 2016 Getting Tougher: Vietnam’s Response to China’s South China Sea Bases Over the last few months, Vietnam has quietly deployed the components of several Extended Range Artillery (EXTRA) rocket systems... 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 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 May 27, 2015 Strategic Intentions: China’s Military Strategy White Paper On Tuesday, China published its latest defense white paper. Unlike its’ eight predecessors, this document was the first time that... 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 May 10, 2015 Digging In: Land Reclamation and Defenses in the South China Sea The U.S. Department of Defense’s latest assessment of the Chinese military provided new detail on China’s land reclamation efforts... Read more »
Geopoliticus December 8, 2014 China Details Argument in South China Sea Dispute: China’s Position Paper and Philippine Diplomatic Gains Yesterday, China’s foreign ministry released a position paper related to its maritime dispute with the Philippines in the South... Read more »