China China’s Diplomatic Strategy and Expanding Philippines-China Political Cooperation July 12, 2017 1 Written by Aaron Jed Rabena. In On War (1832), Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian general and military theorist, wrote that, “War is merely the continuation…
China THAAD and China’s Nuclear Capability: A Sino-US Dilemma April 4, 2017 0 Written by Jason Douglas. The US pursuit of a credible defence against ballistic missile attack has been a salient feature of its strategic policy for…
China Learning to live with a nuclear North Korea? April 3, 2017 0 Written by Nick Bisley. North Korea has been on a long march to acquire a usable nuclear weapon. Since 2011, when Kim Jong-un replaced his…
China North Korea and the dangers of Trump’s diplomacy-free Asia strategy March 30, 2017 0 Written by Flynt L. Leverett. North Korea’s missile launches last week are an early warning that the Trump administration’s Asia strategy could end up triggering…
China China, South Korea, the U.S. and THAAD January 30, 2017 1 Written by Stephan Haggard. It is hard to know which country would be the first to challenge the Trump administration with a serious foreign policy crisis,…
China China and the US: when worlds collide June 16, 2016 0 Written by Mark Beeson. There is so much going on in the world these days it’s sometimes possible to focus on the ephemeral and the…
China Selling China in the South Pacific: is anyone buying? March 29, 2016 0 Written by Graeme Smith. As the game show If You Are The One proves, soft power may emanate from China despite the Chinese government. Although contestants…
China Competing visions for the Asia-Pacific could yet complement each other November 19, 2015 0 Written by Mark Chou. By now, you’ve probably heard that the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership(TPP), which Australia is a party to, will proceed without China,…
China China and the Global Great Game: New Order not New Imperialism September 18, 2015 1 Written by Grant Dawson. China’s recent stock-market crisis has undermined international confidence in China as a sure and steady engine of economic growth. The image…
China The living ghosts of 1945 haunt Asia’s rival powers August 14, 2015 0 Written by Nick Bisley. Following the devastation of twin atomic attacks, Japan announced its unconditional surrender to the Allied forces on August 15, 1945. Seventy years…