How China Dictates the Rules of the Game
Recently, news coverage of Asia has focused on Donald Trump’s trade war against the People’s Republic of China (PRC)....
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
How China Dictates the Rules of the Game
A nation must think before it acts.
China
Trade War: Acting Without Thinking
The Trump administration has launched a no-kidding trade war with China—and no one who knows Donald Trump well is...
Malaysia (er, Mahathir) Rebooted: Malaysia’s Foreign Policy Interlude
Mahathir Mohamad is back. After serving as Malaysia’s prime minister from 1981 to 2003, the 92-year old Mahathir returned...
A Grander Strategy at Work?: North Korea, China, and Trump’s Suspension of the U.S.-South Korean Military Exercise
President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un in Singapore lasted only a few hours. But it...
The Trump-Kim Summit: Its Significance for Six-Party Diplomacy
Donald Trump has upended not only the sanctions regime, but also the framework of diplomacy involving North Korea. A...
China, Japan, and the Singapore Summit: No Seat at the Table, but Very Much Present
The long-discussed summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un—beset by doubts and delays—finally took place on June 12. The...
Korea: It’s Not About Nuclear Weapons
The current meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim, we must never forget, is about Korea above all. She...
America First, But What Comes Next? Reflections on U.S. Foreign Policy in the Age of Donald Trump
Donald Trump entered the Oval Office promising to “drain the swamp” in Washington, riding a wave of anti-elite and...
The New Indo-Pacific Command and the Shangri La Dialogue: Some Tough Words…But Mostly Not
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis has been very busy of late. At the end of July, he was...
Competitive Shaping in World Politics: A Bibliographic Essay and Course Outline
This Philadelphia Paper provides a theoretical and applied introduction to Competitive Shaping, an umbrella term for a variety of...