A Sea Change Brewing over the Taiwan Strait?
One of the most impressive developments over the course of President Joseph Biden’s recent summits with foreign leaders has...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
A Sea Change Brewing over the Taiwan Strait?
A nation must think before it acts.
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Taiwan and the Future of its International Participation Efforts
On May 24, the World Health Assembly began its annual meeting, again focusing on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. And...
Labs over Fabs: How the U.S. Should Invest in the Future of Semiconductors
Executive Summary The U.S. semiconductor industry faces an existential competitive threat. China’s efforts to catch up and eventually overtake...
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...
Beyond COVID-19, Part 11: Political Shake-up in Ukraine and Baseball Returns in Asia
Congratulations to our readers: you made it to May! Celebrate the small victories, and do something special for yourself...
COVID-19 Crisis: Political and Economic Aftershocks
Nearly 100,000 people worldwide have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the new coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China, in late...
If U.S. Forces Have To Leave The Philippines, Then What?
The Philippines began the process of terminating its Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States in mid-February. In...
North Korea, December 2019: Business as Usual, but Pyongyang is Worse Off
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that hopes of a deal between the US and North Korea appear to...
Building from Scratch: Rebirth of the Philippine Navy
In many respects, the navy that the Philippines is now building is a new one. By the 1990s, its...
Tensions between South Korea and Japan Benefit No One
The current trade war between Japan and South Korea makes little logical sense in a liberal worldview of international...