Abstract Although their economy is increasingly dependent on maritime trade, China lacks the ability to protect its shipping—a dangerous reality should they find themselves in…
Country or Region: China
Summary China has developed sophisticated hedging strategies to insure against risks in the international petroleum market. It has managed a growing net oil import gap…
Abstract Visible U.S. efforts to sustain influence in the Asia-Pacific met with mixed success. President Barack Obama’s visit to the region reinforced alliance commitments, but…
Summary Arguing for a strategy that promises to achieve greater regional stability, this overview of security relations in the Asia-Pacific finds that current approaches by…
Summary The US military today faces an emerging major operational challenge, particularly in the Western Pacific Theater of Operations (WPTO). The Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s…
Summary The relative rise of China is likely to lead a major shift in the world’s strategic architecture, which the United States will need to…
Abstract Based on the work of the Maritime Security Working Group within the Strategic Studies Network (SSN), this report provides both diagnosis and prescriptions regarding…
Summary Monique Taylor analyses the policy rationale and institutional underpinnings of China’s state-led or neomercantilist oil strategy, and its development, set against the wider context…
Abstract This article critically analyses an intuitive and influential conceptual framework by which to understand state strategy in territorial conflicts. According to this framework, a…
Abstract On December 9, 2003, in the presence of visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, President George W. Bush broke significant new ground in U.S. relations…
Abstract China’s establishment of the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone has incited strong criticisms and increased regional tensions. Both authoritative and non-authoritative sources…
Summary The transformation of the BRIC acronym from an investment term into a household name of international politics and, more recently, into a semi-institutionalized political…
Abstract This paper explores the voting power of hypothetical regional voting blocs in the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund. We first discuss the…
Abstract China’s deployment of the Haiyang Shiyou-981 (HYSY-981) oil rig into Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) from early May to mid-July raised tensions in the…
Abstract Since September 2013, China has transformed seven features in the disputed Spratlys into artificial islands. It is currently developing extensive military and civilian infrastructure…
