China-U.S. competition

India’s rising capabilities and growing voice in global affairs are significant, but its ability to shape the contours of the international system in its image remains circumscribed.

China has yet to substantively respond to the export controls targeting its chip industry, but may do so as restrictions tighten and loopholes are closed.

Insikt Group says RedGolf has close overlaps with groups tracked by other security companies under the names APT41 and BARIUM, suggesting a close affiliation.

U.S. doesn’t seek conflict or to contain China INDOPACOM chief Aquilino said, but would take action to support the region against bullying.

History shows us that blithely chasing consensus could lead decision-makers in Washington astray, with disastrous consequences.

12 months of Western operations in Ukraine could hold valuable lessons for Chinese security interests in North Korea. 

The Southeast Asian regional bloc has ample experience in dealing with more powerful outside states – if only it can manage to draw on it.

The stronger identity dynamics become, the more likely they are to reduce all the specific strategic choices into a single decision: to side with the U.S. or China.

There is an urgent need for standard operating procedures and open communication, especially when it comes to technology and space.

Rather than preventing a war with China over Taiwan, a policy centered on military deterrence could spark one.

Coercive diplomacy comes at a cost: It threatens to inject friction and erode trust in the transatlantic relationship.