Region
East Asia
China’s Offer to Mediate in the Israel-Palestine Conflict Is Overstated – For Now
By Guy Burton
China’s foreign minister sparked speculation with back-to-back phone calls to his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts, but the offer to mediate is not new.
South Korea-US Summit Will Unveil New Efforts to Bolster Nuclear Deterrence
By Aamer Madhani
When President Yoon visits this week, President Biden will announce specific new nuclear deterrence efforts as well as a new cybersecurity initiative.
American Prisoner in China Appeals to Basketball Star Brittney Griner for Help
By Peter Humphrey
Like Griner, Nelson Wells Jr. was imprisoned on flimsy drug charges without a fair trial. After nine years in a Chinese prison, he is hoping a new legal strategy can bring him home.
Can the US Trust Ko Wen-je’s Pragmatism?
By Hiro Fu
TPP Chairman Ko Wen-je touts pragmatism as a core value of the party he will represent in Taiwan’s 2024 presidential elections, but uncertainties loom large for his plans for trilateral relations.
Strengthening the Economic Pillar of the South Korea-US Alliance
By Wendy Cutler
For decades, the alliance primarily centered on security, political, and people-to-people ties. Then KORUS changed the game.
The House Select Committee: Implications for China-US Relations
By Dingding Chen and Yaqi Li
The new “Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party” embraces an essentialist myth.
US Relations With the Republic of China, 1943-1960
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Martin B. Gold.
China-Gabon Relations Get an Upgrade
By Yixin Yu
What are China’s interests in the Central African state, and vice versa?
China Prioritizes 3 Strategic Technologies in Its Great Power Competition
By Namrata Goswami
Space, AI, and quantum computing and communication are China’s top technology priorities. How advanced are its capabilities in each?
After Iran-Saudi Mediation, China Angles for Another Diplomatic Victory in Yemen
By Ladislav Charouz
A recent flurry of diplomatic activity shows China’s eagerness to score soft-power points – and to gain a foothold for investments in Yemen’s post-war reconstruction.
China’s Military Exercises Near Taiwan: Signaling and War Scares
By Narantsatsral Enkhbat
Beijing uses military exercises for a wide variety of reasons, from military training purposes to political and strategic ends.
PM Hasina’s Upcoming Visit to Japan Highlights a Growing Defense Relationship
By Delwar Hossain
The geopolitical situation is bringing out the strategic aspects of Bangladesh-Japan relations, including a new focus on security cooperation.