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 70th Anniversary of Japan’s surrender September 2, 2015 1 Written by Hans Van de Ven. On August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced in his first ever radio broadcast that he had instructed his cabinet ‘to…
China Why Fresh Thinking on the South China Sea is a Problem June 16, 2015 0 Written by Kerry Brown. Almost certainly one of the headaches that a new American president will have to start engaging with when they finally come into…
Security China’s neighbours embrace asymmetric warfare November 7, 2014 1 Written by Michal Thim. Asymmetry is the new black, at least among defense analysts dealing with the Asia-Pacific. Asymmetrical warfare is an age-old concept. Recently,…
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…
International Relations The Obama-Xi Shirt-Sleeves Summit in Sunnyland: Seeking a “New Type Of Great Power Relationship” June 9, 2013 1 Written by Don Keyser Presidents Obama and Xi Jinping met June 7-8 for about eight hours of free-ranging, “unscripted” discussions at the Sunnylands retreat in…