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America’s War on WMDs
By James R. Holmes
How to think about the fight to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
The Danger Zone in Naval Arms Races
By James R. Holmes
China’s naval advantages are wasting assets, giving Beijing ever more reason to seize the initiative.
Taiwan and Japan’s Collective Self-Defense
By Zachary Keck
Though left unsaid, a Chinese invasion of Taiwan figured prominently into Tokyo’s reinterpretation of Article 9.
China Won’t Be a Different Kind of Global Power
By Zachary Keck
Like the U.S. before it, the China of today will be the hegemon of tomorrow.
The Closing of the Chinese Mind
By James R. Holmes
China’s new ideological control measures are a major strategic blunder.
Is China a Paper Tiger?
By Zachary Keck
Plus, Fukuyama on the absurdity of U.S. foreign policy. Weekend reading links.
China’s Media Endorses RIMPAC (Well, Sort Of)
By Zachary Keck
A Global Times editorial endorses RIMPAC and Sino-U.S. military cooperation, but it isn’t happy about it.
Can India Avoid Iraq’s Sectarian Conflict?
By Zachary Keck
Around 25,000 Indian Shias have volunteered to travel to Iraq to defend the Shia government in Baghdad.
China’s Growing Hegemonic Bent
By Zachary Keck
More and more, China is engaging in the same kind of hegemonic actions it has always denounced in others.
In Iraq, ISIS Channels Mao
By James R. Holmes
Unlike al-Qaeda, ISIS seems to understand Mao Zedong's classic Phase III battlefield struggle.
The Nine-Dashed Line Isn’t China’s Monroe Doctrine
By James R. Holmes
Don’t drink the kool-aid Beijing is peddling. The nine-dashed line is nothing like the Monroe Doctrine.
China’s Deafening Silence on Iraq
By Zachary Keck
The Iraq crisis again shows that even as China demands major power status, it remains entirely unwilling to act like one.