Taking Flight: China, Japan, and South Korea Get Aircraft Carriers
Many naval theorists have heralded the end of the aircraft-carrier era. They argue that the advent of pervasive sensors...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Taking Flight: China, Japan, and South Korea Get Aircraft Carriers
A nation must think before it acts.
China
The China Challenge after 2020
The most urgent and immediate issues facing President-elect Joseph Biden will be domestic ones. Still, foreign policy will inevitably...
Born Again: Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force Revitalization
Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF), as it is officially known, is one of the world’s most powerful navies. Its...
Why China’s Vision for a Global Yuan Trampled Ant Group’s IPO
To get rich may be glorious, but it can also be perilous, particularly if your business model clashes with...
China’s 5G Challenge to the U.S. is for … the Future
The United States risks falling behind the People’s Republic of China in the development and deployment of next generation...
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...
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...
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...