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great power competition
![Competition With China Goes Subnational Competition With China Goes Subnational](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-china-flag-crowd.jpg)
Competition With China Goes Subnational
By Scott Moore
Can Beijing successfully exploit divisions between local and central governments?
![COVID-19: A Major Global Geopolitical Shock COVID-19: A Major Global Geopolitical Shock](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-08-1.jpg)
COVID-19: A Major Global Geopolitical Shock
By Ankit Panda
Is this a once-in-a-100-years global shock?
![China and the Mediterranean: Geostrategic Context and Contest China and the Mediterranean: Geostrategic Context and Contest](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-03-10.jpg)
China and the Mediterranean: Geostrategic Context and Contest
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Barry Strauss.
![Beware China’s ‘Barbarian Handlers’ Beware China’s ‘Barbarian Handlers’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-19-1.jpg)
Beware China’s ‘Barbarian Handlers’
By William Choong
A recent appeal by a senior PLA officer should be read with appropriate caveats in mind.
![Modi’s ‘New India’ and the US-India Relationship: Turbulence Ahead? Modi’s ‘New India’ and the US-India Relationship: Turbulence Ahead?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-34752548343_5a294a2417_k-1.jpg)
Modi’s ‘New India’ and the US-India Relationship: Turbulence Ahead?
By Ankit Panda
Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, and the BJP appear to be all-in on implementing several controversial domestic measures. Should that matter for the U.S.-India relationship?
![Kim Jong Un‘s End-of-2019 Deadline Approaches: What Lies on the Other Side? Kim Jong Un‘s End-of-2019 Deadline Approaches: What Lies on the Other Side?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-48162701617_d510432a15_k.jpg)
Kim Jong Un‘s End-of-2019 Deadline Approaches: What Lies on the Other Side?
By Ankit Panda
The failure of U.S. engagement with North Korea in 2019 may manifest in a new crisis in 2020.
![US Defense Secretary Highlights Vietnam as Partner Against Chinese Influence US Defense Secretary Highlights Vietnam as Partner Against Chinese Influence](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-49087012857-8a523bd32b-o.jpg)
US Defense Secretary Highlights Vietnam as Partner Against Chinese Influence
By Steven Stashwick
During a recent trip to Vietnam, the U.S. defense secretary also announced the transfer of an ex-U.S. Coast Guard cutter to the Vietnamese coast guard.
![The Indo-Pacific: A Survival Guide for ‘Hobbits’ The Indo-Pacific: A Survival Guide for ‘Hobbits’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-us-japan-india-philippines-south-china-sea.jpg)
The Indo-Pacific: A Survival Guide for ‘Hobbits’
By Natasha Fernando
Using Tolkien’s Middle Earth as a metaphor for the complexities of the region.
![Trump Year Three: The State of US Alliances in Asia Trump Year Three: The State of US Alliances in Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19148126212488.jpg)
Trump Year Three: The State of US Alliances in Asia
By Ankit Panda
Where do American alliances in Asia stand as the Trump administration looks to wrap up its third year in power?
![The Future of American Power Will be Shaped in the Indo-Pacific The Future of American Power Will be Shaped in the Indo-Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-5550295.jpg)
The Future of American Power Will be Shaped in the Indo-Pacific
By Monish Tourangbam
How will the United States maximize its gains and minimize its losses in the emerging geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific?
![Will China Take Advantage of the Japan-South Korea Security Rift? Will China Take Advantage of the Japan-South Korea Security Rift?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19233072483975.jpg)
Will China Take Advantage of the Japan-South Korea Security Rift?
By Ankit Panda
When Seoul and Tokyo bicker, Beijing senses opportunity.
![Toward a US-China ‘Steady State’: Assets, Liabilities, and Great Power Competition Toward a US-China ‘Steady State’: Assets, Liabilities, and Great Power Competition](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-48162296741_526044d570_b.jpg)
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?