The Return to Strategic Ambiguity: Assessing Trump’s Taiwan Stance
Would the United States come to the defense of Taiwan if the People’s Republic of China (PRC) invaded? Would...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Return to Strategic Ambiguity: Assessing Trump’s Taiwan Stance
A nation must think before it acts.
China
Charting the End State for US Strategy Toward China
As the new Trump administration formulates its China strategy, defining clear end states will be essential to avoid a...
LEO Wars: China’s Orbital Challenge to the US-Led Digital Order
Executive Summary China’s rapid advancement in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet technology represents a direct challenge to global...
Green Energy in Southeast Asia: Why the US Should Invest More
Flowing from Tibet, the Lancang River goes through twelve Chinese megadams before reaching Laos as the Mekong River, a...
The Trump Administration’s Pursuit of a Sino-Russian Schism
The pro-Russian tack taken by the Trump administration seems puzzling and even counterproductive to most Americans, to say nothing...
Obscurity By Design: Competing Priorities for America’s China Policy
Introduction Few notes of concord survive contact with Donald Trump. Trump’s election in 2016 upended settled assumptions; one by...
Russia-China-North Korea Relations: Obstacles to a Trilateral Axis
Introduction Russia and China have had diplomatic relations with North Korea and each other for more than 75 years,...
AI Dependence and Political Blind Spots Undermine Beijing’s War Strategy
Executive Takeaway China’s Civil-Military Fusion (CMF; 军民融合) strategy, combined with its artificial intelligence (AI)–driven cognitive warfare (认知战) capabilities, aims...
China’s Georgian Gamble
As Georgia pivots away from the West and slides into dictatorship, China emerges as its key strategic partner. While...
Forceful Taiwan Reunification: China’s Targeted Military and Civilian-Military Measures
For nearly a century, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan have largely avoided direct military confrontations across...