Tag
Cold War
Cooperation, Coordination, and Strategic Denial: Echoes and Lessons from Cold War Oceania
By Jonah Bock
With a fundamentally different playing field today, the United States and its Western partners should adapt, if not adopt, the strategies of the Cold War.
Is America Ready for the New Cold War?
By Monish Tourangbam and Arushi Singh
The U.S. faces a crisis of leadership at home and grapples with a perception problem abroad.
The Hereditary Dictatorships of North Korea, Cambodia Have Shared Soviet Roots
By David Whitehouse
Both nations traveled a similar path from Soviet patronage to personalist autocracy.
What Vietnam Needs from America: Lessons from a Past Alliance
By Khang Vu
What Hanoi needs from its relationship with Washington depends overwhelmingly on the state of China-Vietnam relations.
Using Tourism for Insights into North Korea
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
The resumption of inbound tourism is a barometer of the situation in the hermit kingdom.
Thailand’s Vanishing Regional Leadership
By Tita Sanglee
During the Cold War, the country played a central role in regional diplomacy, but in recent years its activism has waned.
How Does China View the Notion of a New ‘Cold War’?
By Ankit Panda
As U.S.-China relations fray, how does Beijing assess the situation?
As US-China Competition Grows, Will Covert Regime Change Make a Return?
By Michael Poznansky and Mindy Haas
Many of the same incentives that pushed leaders into the covert sphere during the Cold War are present in the U.S.-China context.
Can China Be Compelled Into Arms Control?
By Robert Farley
There is little reason to believe that Chinese leaders will see incentives to enter arms control arrangements anytime soon.
Why China’s Technology Theft Poses a Bigger Challenge Than That of the Soviet Union
By Robert Farley
China can better incorporate what it takes to “catch up.”
Toward a US-China ‘Steady State’: Assets, Liabilities, and Great Power Competition
By Ankit Panda
Can the United States and China find terms on which to coexist in the 21st century?
What George Marshall Learned From His Time in China
By Robert Farley
Marshall couldn’t stop the Chinese Civil War, but what did he learn?
Is Democracy Still Relevant to the US-India Relationship?
By Raymond E. Vickery, Jr.
The United States and India should reaffirm democracy as a driving consideration in the conduct of their foreign relations and choice of strategic partners.
The Strategic Consequences of a US-China Rift on Intellectual Property
By Robert Farley
Does it even matter if China updates its intellectual property regime?
The Unpredictable, Conflicting Structure of the New Cold War
By Mie Oba
The U.S. and China may be starting a new Cold War, but it will be quite different from the last one.
Why the US and China Can’t Get to Yes (Even When They Could)
By Meicen Sun & Jacob Sotiriadis
A difference in diplomatic styles between the United States and China has mattered a great deal.
Rethinking the Early Years of the US-Japan Alliance and Soviet Competition
By Robert Farley
The early years of the U.S.-Japan alliance in the post-war era were rocky.
Will Vietnam’s Communist Party Ever Change Its Ways?
By David Hutt
Vietnam is an interesting case study in the question of whether communist parties can truly reform from within.
China Reprimands US Over 2018 National Defense Strategy
By Charlotte Gao
Both the Chinese foreign ministry and defense ministry criticized Washington's “Cold War” mentality.
The Enduring Relevance of America's Reckoning With the Qing Dynasty
By Robert Farley
To some extent, the United States is still captured by the romantic notion of a “mission” with China.
The Vietnam War Spy Who Didn’t Love Us
By Shane Worrell
A new book sheds light on journalist and spy Pham Xuan An.
Dr. Strangelove and the Insane Reality of Nuclear Command-and-Control
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Stanley Kubrick’s iconic dark comedy continues to highlight the importance of nuclear command-and-control safety mechanisms.
Americans Need to Get Used to North Korean Intercontinental-Range Ballistic Missiles
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The United States would do well to start dealing with North Korea as if it was already in possession of an ICBM.
Under Trump, A Looming North Korean ICBM Threat Brings Alliance 'Decoupling' Fears Back to East Asia
By Ankit Panda
How long until Trump wonders out loud why the U.S. should risk American cities for Korean and Japanese cities?
Page 1 of 5