If Taiwan is not a sovereign state, what is it? On an island about the size of the state of West Virginia, Taiwan’s people have…
Country or Region: China
From the publisher: There are about 22,000 nuclear warheads in the world today. Reducing that number—eventually to zero—is a major element of U.S. President Barack Obama’s…
From the publisher: Even as the BRICS member states come to terms with a rising China and even if they get their economic act together, the…
For China, Taiwan is next in line to be unified with the People’s Republic after Hong Kong in 1997. China’s claim on Taiwan is of…
Summary This book is a ground-breaking analysis of the India-Pakistan nuclear confrontation as a form of ‘cold war’ – that is, a hostile relationship between…
The future of the Taiwan Strait is more wide open that at any other time in recent decades. Tensions between China and Taiwan have eased…
Abstract This report addresses the major security issues associated with the Bay of Bengal. In this 838,600 square mile area, security threats to numerous countries, including the…
From the publisher: An objective assessment reveals that India, simply because it is a democracy, will be no less likely than China as a rising power…
Summary Building a partnership with India is central to U.S. security interests in the Indian Ocean (IO). The United States seeks to work with India…
Summary Rising China and emerging India are becoming major maritime powers. As they build large navies to secure their growing interests, both nations are roiling…
Abstract Strategic historians and practitioners associated with the 32-day Sino-Indian border conflict of autumn 1962 have for long argued that India’s appeal for US military…
Summary This study identifies and analyzes the major factors determining China’s grand strategy past, present, and future to better understand the motivations behind Chinese strategic…
Summary The Taiwan Strait. The Korean War. Vietnam. The bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. The Sino-U.S. aircraft collision incident. U.S.-China relations have witnessed…
Continue reading Swaine, Michael D., Tuosheng Zhang, and Danielle F. S. Cohen ed
Summary Since at least the early 1950s, the entire Asia-Pacific region has struggled with the complicated and complex relationship between China and Taiwan–today the Taiwan…
Continue reading Swaine, Michael D., Andrew N. D. Yang, and Evan S. Medeiros ed
Abstract The emerging transition from unipolarity to a more multipolar distribution of global power presents a unique and unappreciated problem that largely explains why, contrary…
