Topic
Security
Yes, Japan Will Defend Taiwan
By Ryan C. Bercaw
For Japan, peace in the Taiwan Strait is a matter of national survival. A proper discussion of Japanese intervention should thus ask “how” not “if.”
Japan and the Philippines Increase Their Focus on Island Defense
By Christopher Woody
Growing Chinese assertiveness in the East and South China seas has forced the two U.S. allies to reorient their defense strategies.
The Great Debate Over South Korea Developing Nuclear Weapons Is Back
By Mitch Shin
Despite a destabilized Korean Peninsula due to North Korean missile developments, acquiring nuclear weapons would be a dead end for Seoul.
India and China: Trading With the Enemy
By Shreya Upadhyay
Political and security tensions are on the rise, but so is the value of China-India trade.
South Korea’s Competitive Advantages as a Global Military Supplier
By Aswin Lin
Poland is choosing South Korea as a primary partner in defense deals – and it’s not alone.
How Chinese Maoism Intellectually Shaped Modern Palestinian Jihadism
By Benjamin R. Young
Mao’s China has had a profound and lasting ideological impact on the Palestinian national movement.
China Coast Guard Shadows Filipino Activists Sailing Toward Disputed Shoal
By Jim Gomez
About 100 Filipinos are sailing to Scarborough Shoal to assert the Philippines' sovereignty, while being trailed by at least two Chinese ships.
China and Russia Disagree on North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons
By Wooyeal Paik
Beijing and Moscow have different perspectives on – and different appetites for – Pyongyang’s nuclear program.
China’s NATO Anxiety
By Matti Puranen
China sees NATO as an important component of U.S.-led “bloc confrontation” – which it views as a strategy of weaving webs of international coalitions to contain China’s rise.
ASEAN Should Watch the China-US Cyber Competition More Closely
By Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman
ASEAN must promote cyber norms to prevent the region from becoming a theater for cyber conflict between the major powers.
Fight or Concede, Myanmar’s Junta Must Decide
By Luke Hunt
Calm has returned to the Thai border after fighting last month. But some sources say the military is gearing up for a major counteroffensive on Myawaddy.
Philippines to Take Steps to Prevent Chinese Reclamation in South China Sea
By Sebastian Strangio
Over the weekend, Manila accused Beijing of attempting to create an "artificial island" at Sabina Shoal, an unoccupied reef 75 nautical miles from Palawan island.