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![The Gulf Between Chinese and Vietnamese Alliance Policies The Gulf Between Chinese and Vietnamese Alliance Policies](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-26-16.jpg)
The Gulf Between Chinese and Vietnamese Alliance Policies
By Ngo Di Lan
Despite some similarities, it would be highly misleading to suggest that China and Vietnam have similar alliance policies.
![US INF Withdrawal, Archipelagic Defense, and Managing the China Challenge US INF Withdrawal, Archipelagic Defense, and Managing the China Challenge](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-inf_inspection_of_pershing_ii_missiles_in_1989_1.jpg)
US INF Withdrawal, Archipelagic Defense, and Managing the China Challenge
By Ankit Panda
Is the case in Asia for conventional U.S. cruise missiles strong enough to justify the INF withdrawal?
![Japan and India Are Better Off Aligned Than Allied Japan and India Are Better Off Aligned Than Allied](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-37076602021_9b652f5b95_h.jpg)
Japan and India Are Better Off Aligned Than Allied
By Rohan Mukherjee
Both Japan and India may be best served by their existing alignment instead of pursuing an alliance.
![Amid a Brewing Trade War, Xi Jinping Addresses the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia: First Takeaways Amid a Brewing Trade War, Xi Jinping Addresses the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia: First Takeaways](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-untitled-picture-2.jpg)
Amid a Brewing Trade War, Xi Jinping Addresses the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia: First Takeaways
By Ankit Panda
The Chinese president sought to indirectly address concerns in Washington, but his assurances likely won't be sufficient.
![China and North Korea Have a Mutual Defense Treaty, But When Would It Apply? China and North Korea Have a Mutual Defense Treaty, But When Would It Apply?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-16_19-23-44.jpg)
China and North Korea Have a Mutual Defense Treaty, But When Would It Apply?
By Ankit Panda
China's assurances to North Korea would not apply if it began a war, but it would if were attacked first.
![North Korea's ICBM: A New Missile and a New Era North Korea's ICBM: A New Missile and a New Era](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-north-korea-announces-that-it-has-successfully-tested-its-first-ever-icbm-dd33zfwv0aanapl.jpg)
North Korea's ICBM: A New Missile and a New Era
By Ankit Panda and Vipin Narang
North Korea didn’t just acquire an ICBM out of nowhere.
![$1 Billion For THAAD? Trump Chips Away at the US-South Korea Alliance $1 Billion For THAAD? Trump Chips Away at the US-South Korea Alliance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-03_13-50-36.jpg)
$1 Billion For THAAD? Trump Chips Away at the US-South Korea Alliance
By Ankit Panda
Slowly but surely, Trump chips away at the foundations for reassurance in the U.S.-South Korea alliance.
![In Japan, James Mattis May Reiterate US Commitment to Senkaku Defense In Japan, James Mattis May Reiterate US Commitment to Senkaku Defense](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-01-07_21-53-28.jpg)
In Japan, James Mattis May Reiterate US Commitment to Senkaku Defense
By Ankit Panda
Trump's defense secretary will reaffirm U.S. commitments to Japan under Article V when he visits this week.
![What Duterte Demonstrates About US Security Commitments Abroad What Duterte Demonstrates About US Security Commitments Abroad](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-22_07-00-16.jpg)
What Duterte Demonstrates About US Security Commitments Abroad
By Ted Galen Carpenter
There is little reason why the U.S. government should accept cynical free-riding behavior on the part of so-called allies.
![Defeating China's Fortress Fleet and A2/AD Strategy: Lessons for the United States and Her Allies Defeating China's Fortress Fleet and A2/AD Strategy: Lessons for the United States and Her Allies](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-19_16-54-48.jpg)
Defeating China's Fortress Fleet and A2/AD Strategy: Lessons for the United States and Her Allies
By James R. Holmes
China's built a fortress fleet to operationalize its A2/AD ambitions. How can the U.S. and her allies counter this?
![Do the Obama Administration and PACOM Disagree on the South China Sea? Do the Obama Administration and PACOM Disagree on the South China Sea?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-19_22-27-09.jpg)
Do the Obama Administration and PACOM Disagree on the South China Sea?
By Robert Farley
And does it really matter if they do?
![A Deepening US-Japan Alliance: Be Careful What You Wish For A Deepening US-Japan Alliance: Be Careful What You Wish For](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-01_14-52-21.jpg)
A Deepening US-Japan Alliance: Be Careful What You Wish For
By Dingding Chen
A deepening U.S.-Japan alliance might actually hurt Japan's security interests
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