On the Mend?: Sino-Japanese Relations
At first glance, one could imagine that China and Japan are getting ready to thaw the decade-long chill in...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
On the Mend?: Sino-Japanese Relations
A nation must think before it acts.
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Organization of Rivals: Limits of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
In late August 2018, China, Russia, and the six other countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) wrapped up...
Showing the Dragon’s Teeth: China’s Warnings over the South China Sea
On August 31, the Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship Albion exercised its freedom of navigation rights by sailing past...
U.S.-China Competition and the Taiwan Tripwire
Under the Trump administration, U.S.-China relations have moved rapidly and dramatically from a prevailing mood of engagement to one...
Second Thoughts?: Duterte and the South China Sea
In August 2018, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte did something unusual: he publicly criticized China. He asserted that China did...
Taiwan, Pivoting Allies, and American Interests Abroad
It seems like nearly every week there is something in the news about how the People’s Republic of China...
Xi Jinping’s Anti-Corruption Campaign: The Hidden Motives of a Modern-Day Mao
Throughout history, leaders in China have often resorted to implementing anti-corruption campaigns. Though these campaigns are a means of...
The Enlightenment, Asia, and Definitive Works of the Period
Discussing other cultures is a vexed process, difficult in itself and prone to encourage accusations of racism and much...
The Big Squeeze: Beijing’s Anaconda Strategy to Force Taiwan to Surrender
Much overlooked in continuing discussions about arms sales and what kind of strategy Taiwan should employ to counter an...
When Europe and Japan Move Ahead without the U.S.
Speculation about the outbreak of trade wars is high, as the Trump administration seemingly has no plans to deescalate...