1. Is China Carelessly Overextending Itself?

    Over the past two weeks, Indian media has reported several border incursions along the two states’ disputed Himalayan border .  [...]

  2. Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands: A “Core Interest” of China

    Even as tensions with North Korea remain unresolved, East's Asia other flashpoint is once again in the headlines: the Senkaku/Diaoyu [...]

  3. East Asia’s Islands Challenge

    Last week, the Center for Naval Analysis published the fifth in a series of reports on the current status of [...]

  4. A Cold War in the East China Sea?

    Tensions in the East China Sea over the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands seem to have plateaued off in recent weeks, with [...]

  5. Tensions Mount Between Japan and China

    More and more, the dispute between Japan and China over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea is starting [...]

  6. Japan, China Scramble Military Jets in East China Sea

    Tensions continued to escalate between Japan and China over disputed islets in the East China Sea on Thursday, with Japan [...]

  7. China’s Maritime Surveillance Fleet Adds Muscle

    As China continues to harden its stance on territorial disputes, a recent report notes that the People’s Liberation Army Navy [...]

  8. Liaoning – Paper Tiger or Growing Cub?

    On Tuesday, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) joined 9 other nations—the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, India, [...]

  9. Can Taiwan Bring Peace to the South and East China Seas?

    Given Taiwan’s precarious lack of strategic depth as an island, it is only fitting that its president, Ma Ying-jeou, should [...]

  10. Mounting Tensions in the East China Sea

    Tensions in the East China Sea are worsening by the day, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to discern a [...]