China’s New Pressure on Taiwan in the South China Sea
In October 2020, Hong Kong’s air traffic control denied a Taiwanese flight access to Pratas Island, a Taiwan-occupied feature...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
China’s New Pressure on Taiwan in the South China Sea
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Analysis
The Realist Victory in Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenia’s accession to a Russian-mediated settlement with Azerbaijan over their long-running conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, known as Artsakh to Armenians,...
In Search of the Biden Doctrine
Every election season, commentators search for the Holy Grail of American foreign policy, the presidential doctrine, or a leader’s...
Why Tough is Not Enough in Foreign Policy
I grew up in the rural Midwest, the youngest of four siblings. I worked farm jobs, played sports, and...
Purple State China: China’s Preferences in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election are…Complicated
In 2016, policy-relevant opinion in China favored Donald Trump’s election. In an overly simplistic and partisan assessment, and echoing...
Georgia’s Parliamentary Elections and the Problem of Oligarchic Rule
On October 31, Georgian voters will head to the polls to elect a new parliament. The election is seen...
Treading Water: Malaysia’s Navy Modernization
Considering that the South China Sea divides Malaysia into two halves and that its neighbors—most notably the People’s Republic...
Dueling Visions: America’s Role in the World and the 2020 Election
We know for a fact from polling that this is not an election in which major foreign policy issues...
China’s Monopoly on Rare Earth Elements—and Why We Should Care
According to geologists, rare earths are not rare, but they are precious. The answer to what appears to be...
Uncertain Prospects: South China Sea Code of Conduct Negotiations
For nearly two decades, diplomats from Southeast Asian countries and China have met to discuss the implementation of a...