Partners or Rivals? Areas of Convergence and Divergence of Interests in the Indo-Pacific
Introduction The Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China announced that their friendship had “no limits” and “no...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Partners or Rivals? Areas of Convergence and Divergence of Interests in the Indo-Pacific
A nation must think before it acts.
Vietnam
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...
Overcoming A Clausewitz-Centric Mindset in Nontraditional Wars
Standing in the heat at Gia Lam airfield in Spring 1975, respected author and military theorist Colonel Harry Summers...
How Is the Philippines Preparing for Conflict in the South China Sea?
On February 2, 2023, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III announced the temporary return of American troops to four new...
Henry Kissinger and the American Century
Author’s note: My Atlantic magazine essay, “In Defense of Henry Kissinger,” posted here, appeared over a decade ago on Henry...
Australia and India’s New Military Bases: Responses to China’s Naval Presence in the Indian Ocean
In May 2022, a Chinese navy Type 815 electronic surveillance ship, the Haiwangxing, sailed close to the Harold E....
Biden’s Bombs: The Dance of Ethics and Interests
On July 7, 2023, at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky, operators carefully placed an M55 rocket filled...
Iraq: Some Reflections
Editor’s Note: FPRI is publishing a collection of essays to mark the twentieth anniversary of the start of the...
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...
ASEAN’s Search for a Third Way: Southeast Asia’s Relations with China and the United States
Stung by Southeast Asian criticism of Chinese behavior in the South China Sea at the 2010 ASEAN Regional Forum,...