Introduction Starting in 2009, an increasing number of foreign observers (and many Chinese as well) began to note a shift towards more forceful or “assertive”…
Country or Region: China
Abstract The understanding in the United States of China’s use of the concept of “counter-intervention” is flawed. In Chinese military writings, counter-intervention is not a…
Abstract This article surveys China’s current naval forces and considers key dynamics and possible Chinese naval futures to 2020, the projected end of Beijing’s ‘strategic…
Summary While American national security policy has grown more interventionist since the Cold War, Washington has also hoped to shape the world on the cheap.…
Abstract Many experts raise concerns about the “rise of China” and the potential threat it presents to American interests. Indeed, the recent strategic pivot announced…
Abstract It has been decades since the last war between major powers in Asia, but there is no guarantee that the region will always be able…
Abstract The U.S.-China military space relationship has been driven by the security dilemma in international relations. China pursues military space capabilities in part to counter…
Abstract This article focuses on how the U.S. military assesses the threat of a Taiwan Strait crisis over the next two decades, America’s possible responses,…
Abstract The Chinese government has implemented electricity reform during the reform era, but the process has been accompanied by widespread power shortages and political struggles…
Abstract This article investigates the causes of North Korea’s failure to pursue export-oriented industrialization, and examines whether Sino-North Korean economic cooperation might facilitate such a…
Abstract This study explores how Asian energy security issues are perceived in China, India, and Japan. It investigates perceptions of 16 energy security challenges drawn…
Abstract Japan’s new thinking on regionalism is a means of soft balancing that counters a rising Chinese influence. A “hard” balancing strategy through an alliance…
Abstract The new government led by President Park Geun-hye faced challenges that the previous government had largely failed to address: rising income disparity, stagnant growth,…
Abstract Disputes over sovereignty and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea (SCS) involve both the claimants and major maritime powers. Two starkly different…
Abstract In the South China Sea dispute, some Track-2 settings, along with Track-1 efforts by ASEAN and China, have facilitated some conflict “management.” But they…
