More: South China Sea
THAAD, MAD, BAD, part II: Decompiling the South China Sea
The American Backstory T he American positions for the past two years have focused on China’s relatively aggressive and unchallenged construction of seven...
Indo-Japan Controversial Nuclear Deal
I ndian PM Narendra Modi has embarked on a three-day visit to Japan, during which the two countries are expected to sign a...
THAAD Mad Bad, Part I: US-China Rivalry in the South China Sea
T he Terminal High Altitude Area Defense is a US Army anti-ballistic missile system designed to shoot down short, medium, and long-range ballistic...
Why Australia Should Be Worried by a Clinton Presidency
W ith the US presidential elections fast approaching, one American ally is facing an existential crisis. Worried about how best to balance its...
Thucydides Trap in Asia: The Sino-Indian conflict
At the battle of Pylos (Seventh year of the Peloponnesian War, ), the Athenians won a major victory over Sparta. In consequence of their...
Welcome to a Multi-polar World … Again
China and Russia conducted joint naval exercises in the South China Sea last week. Five Russian and ten Chinese ships participated in eight days...
China’s Crimea
The recent ruling by the international tribunal in the Hague on the deliberations between the Philippines and China over territory in the South China...
Yellow Light Deterrence: Poor American Strategy in the South China Sea
In 2001, in response to an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreement with China regarding conduct in the South China Sea, Odgaard (2001)...
St Antony’s Church and Katchatheevu
The recent news reported by media about Sri Lanka’s proposal to demolish the century old St. Antony’s church in Katchtheevuhas irritated the Indian ruling...
Geopolitical risks in Southeast Asia are threatening economic development in the region
ASEAN finds itself at the nexus of the world’s great powers, the United States and China, and must balance their competing influences while maintaining...