Abstract The emergence of transnational non-state threats, America’s ongoing war on terror, and the increasing globalization of the world’s economy all affect the security and…
Country or Region: United States
Abstract As globalization accelerates, U.S. foreign policy makers have become less convinced of the influence geopolitics and power politics have on international affairs. They now…
Abstract As trade-driven growth and prosperity redefine both the Chinese economy and the global competitive landscape, U.S. policy makers increasingly must ponder whether the Chinese…
Abstract Soft power, like so much else in relations between the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan, is asymmetrical and freighted with implications for U.S.…
Abstract This article examines the reach of China’s growing economic and military power in East Asia. It examines the economic and military sources of the…
Abstract The pattern of Asian geopolitics can be examined by employing three analytical perspectives. The first employs East Asia and the vigorous debate over the…
Abstract We compare the rise of Chinese seapower today to the rise of Imperial German seapower a century ago. The comparison is worthwhile for two…
Abstract This article examines the assumptions that lead China alarmists to dismiss America’s ability to impose a distant blockade as an inadequate counter to Chinese…
Abstract Years of strategic missteps in oceans policy, naval strategy and a force structure in decline set the stage for U.S. defeat at sea in…
Abstract The end of Great Britain’s standing as a superpower conjures up a frightening picture of how a post-American world might come about, not by…
Abstract Regardless of whether one is a supporter or a critic, some additional analysis regarding the formulation of the new defense strategic guidance is useful…
Abstract Many commentators now contend that America’s power is in relative or absolute decline. However, Declinists overstate their argument, as America has both a commanding…
Abstract Begun in 2009, the Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) is now America’s foremost engagement vehicle on the Indochina peninsula of Southeast Asia. From the outset,…
Abstract A U.S. initiative treating Russia as a serious East Asian partner, engaging in a real dialogue on security threats there, and a strong public…
Abstract This article focuses on the interplay of energy, climate change, and national security issues in Southwest Asia, using the newer definition of “national security”…
