2017/01/16 |
Taiwan's Political Revolution and China's Challenge
Donald Trump and Taiwan’s president aren’t China’s biggest long-term ‘Taiwan issue’ challenge, argues Courtney Donovan Smith.
2017/01/17 |
Analysis: China’s Critical Western Theater Command
The WTC is the largest theater and has complex terrain including desert and high mountains, long borders, and challenging social conditions. Theater missions include supporting the People’s Armed Police Force maintaining internal stability in the restive Tibet and Xinjiang regions.
2017/01/18 |
Japan's Perilous Russian Rapprochement
Abe should not lose sight of the perils of a charm offensive with Moscow, especially in the wake of the Donald Trump victory, argues Dmitry Flippov.
2017/01/18 |
OPINION: Tapei and Beijing Should Tell the US to Back Off
' Taipei submitting to demands for nationalist self-determination at home will result in greater dependency and shifts of the U.S.'s One-China policy.'
2017/01/22 |
How Russia Can Curb North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions
History matters: Russia shares a land border with North Korea and has a wealth of experience in dealing with the Kim dynasty, whose installation it directly supported some 70 years ago.
2017/01/23 |
Duterte and Trump's ctrl-alt-delete
Donald Trump’s inauguration couldn’t come at a better time for relations between the US and the Philippines, Nathan Shea writes.
2017/01/25 |
Eyes on the Spies in Thailand: New CIA Files Released
Andrew MacGregor Marshall gives his overview of some of the CIA files on Thailand that have now been declassified and made widely available to the public for the first time. From tales of tantrums and toilet breaks to kingly admissions of involvement in coups, it makes for eye-opening reading.
2017/01/31 |
China’s Lukewarm Response to Indian Military Modernization
China's attitude provides a strategic window of opportunity for expanding U.S.-Indian relations — we will have to wait and see whether President Trump capitalizes on it.
2017/01/31 |
A Gand Bargain: What Russia Now Wants from the West
'Though Trump has yet to fix a date for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian press has been alive with discussions about how to make the most of the most Russia-friendly incoming administration in American history.'
2017/02/01 |
China-North Korea Relations: Blood Allies Without Trust
The deep distrust between the 'blood allies' dates back to the 1930s.
2017/02/03 |
Will China's New Military Rankings Change How the PLA Trains and Fights?
China announces reform of its military ranks.
2017/02/03 |
OPINION: Bilateral Cooperation, a New Diplomatic Model for Taiwan?
Can Taiwan foster closer ties with unofficial allies?
2017/02/07 |
Chinese Military Wives Soldier On Through Loneliness and Secrecy
Chinese laws protect army marriages but leave spouses unsatisfied.
2017/02/07 |
China Squeezes South Korea Entertainers over Defense Issue
South Koreans are once again losing out to China.
2017/02/09 |
How China Will Ward Off an Attack of the Drones
Following high-profile near misses with aircraft, the country is working to combat the threat to security.