Geopoliticus March 3, 2016 South China Sea Escalation: Relations between China and the United States Every week that passes seems to bring a new development in the South China Sea. Over the last few... Read more »
Geopoliticus November 12, 2015 Boosting Indonesia’s Naval and Air Defenses in the South China Sea Until September, Indonesia seemed sure to increase its defense budget in the coming year. Rising concern over Chinese actions... Read more »
Geopoliticus July 27, 2015 The Bigger Picture: China’s Energy Exploration in the East China Sea and Japan’s Security Debate Last week Japan released its annual defense review. For the first time, it revealed photographs of Chinese offshore drilling... Read more »
Geopoliticus May 27, 2015 Strategic Intentions: China’s Military Strategy White Paper On Tuesday, China published its latest defense white paper. Unlike its’ eight predecessors, this document was the first time that... Read more »
Geopoliticus May 18, 2015 Ready for a Fight?: How America Could Respond to a South China Sea Crisis Last Monday, an American littoral combat ship, the Fort Worth (pictured below), sailed just over 12 nautical miles from... Read more »
Geopoliticus May 13, 2015 Japan’s Security Role in Southeast Asia (and the South China Sea) Only a few years ago, it would have seemed inconceivable that Japan would have any security role outside of... Read more »
Geopoliticus May 10, 2015 Digging In: Land Reclamation and Defenses in the South China Sea The U.S. Department of Defense’s latest assessment of the Chinese military provided new detail on China’s land reclamation efforts... Read more »
Geopoliticus December 11, 2014 Lines in the Water: The United States and China’s Claims in the South China Sea Last Friday, the U.S. Department of State released a 26-page technical report on China’s maritime claims in the South... Read more »
Geopoliticus December 8, 2014 China Details Argument in South China Sea Dispute: China’s Position Paper and Philippine Diplomatic Gains Yesterday, China’s foreign ministry released a position paper related to its maritime dispute with the Philippines in the South... Read more »
Geopoliticus November 24, 2014 Chinese Submarines and Indian ASW in the Indian Ocean How to deal with Chinese submarines in the Indian Ocean has become a practical question for India. In December... Read more »