1. Outgoing ASEAN Chief’s Farewell Tour

    At the end of this year, ASEAN’s dynamic Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan will officially leave his post after five eventful years. [...]

  2. A Rebuttal To “China’s Real Blue Water Navy”

    (Editors Note: The following is a response by Greg Autry, co-author of the book, Death by China, to a recent [...]

  3. Will NATO Look East?

    All eyes will be on Chicago this weekend, as the city hosts NATO’s annual summit – a meeting that will [...]

  4. Ignoring the High Road

    Can China broaden its network of close allies from the current line-up of “problem” states (North Korea, Iran) to some [...]

  5. China, Philippines in Standoff

    While international attention is focused on if and when North Korea will follow through on its vow to launch a [...]

  6. China’s Beefed-Up Defense

    China’s annual defense budget is set to double by 2015 and exceed that of all other major Asia-Pacific countries, according [...]

  7. U.S. in the South China Sea

    I’ve just finished reading a new report by the Center for a New American Security recommended to me by Mitt [...]