China Comrades and Rivals: Vietnam-China relations and the legacies of the Vietnam War April 24, 2015 0 By Edward Miller. In recent years, as disputes over power and sovereignty in the South China Sea have escalated, many commentators have invoked history to…
Security China’s M503: Salami slicing the status quo April 10, 2015 0 Written by Michal Thim. China officially launched the new M503 commercial flight route on March 29 — right in the centre of the Taiwan Strait.…
China and the Arctic The inevitable dilemma of China’s Arctic adventure March 19, 2015 0 Written by Jingchao Peng. The number of seats in the Arctic Council expanded in 2013, when China and five other states (Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea…
Military PLA Operations against Precision Asymmetric Warfare March 19, 2015 0 Written by Jeffrey Lin. China’s military modernization has been characterized by Western observers as being centered on “anti-access/area denial” (A2/AD), which is intended to deny…
International Relations Xi Jinping’s carrots and sticks approach to the PLA March 9, 2015 0 Written by Michael Reilly. Among all the announcements during and surrounding last week’s meetings in Beijing of the National People’s Congress, referred to colloquially as…
US in the Asia-Pacific U.S. in the Asia Pacific: Towards More Effective Asia Strategy January 30, 2015 2 Written by Michael Mazza. Now in its fourth year, the Obama administration’s pivot to Asia remains beset by a problem of perception. Those countries in…
International Relations South China Sea Arbitration: Vietnam Makes Submission to Court December 29, 2014 2 Written by Alex Calvo. The South China Sea is once again in the news, following Hanoi's decision to join forces with Manila and make a…
Space China’s anti-satellite (ASAT) program: Art of War meets 21st Century technology October 26, 2014 0 Written by Alex Calvo. It is often said that in warfare it is essential to command heights, an injunction one can find in the Art…
Vietnam Vietnam’s ‘silent service’ challenge July 7, 2014 0 Written by Brian Benedictus. On May 28th at the Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg, Russia, the last of six Kilo-class diesel electric submarines (SSK) purchased by the government of Vietnam,…
International Relations For China: Make Maps, not War in the South China Sea June 25, 2014 2 Written by Harry J. Kazianis. With the United States once again preoccupied with events in the Middle East China has made another strategic adjustment to…
