Summary Among the hottest flashpoints in the world today, the Taiwan Strait cannot be ignored by U.S. policymakers and diplomats. China regularly rattles its saber…
Country or Region: United States
Abstract In the last decade the ROK-U.S. alliance has soured as the two ideologically slanted predecessor administrations of Kim Dae Jung and Roh Moo Hyun…
Abstract In June 2009, Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Barack Obama concluded a “Joint Vision for the Alliance” that called for the ROK-U.S. relationship to be…
Abstract This article evaluates the value of U.S.-Japan-Korea (UJK) trilateralism as an anchor of Asian regional architecture by examining the history of trilateral partnerships, alternative…
Abstract A new security environment in Northeast Asia is calling for fresh thinking and changes in terms of the security policies of the Republic of…
Abstract Moving from a common understanding of issues and aspirations to cooperation to effective action presents enormous challenges. This is particularly the case for the…
Abstract This study provides an index for evaluating national energy security policies and performance among the United States, European Union, Australia, New Zealand, China, India,…
Abstract Future international relations in East Asia are likely to be largely shaped by the maritime strategies and policies of various actors. This paper examines…
Abstract This report, part of the Lowy Institute’s MacArthur Foundation Asia Security Project, explores the major-power maritime security dynamics surrounding China’s rise. It focuses on…
Abstract This article examines US policy toward the improving relations between the Republic of China on Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China. It also…
Abstract Is it time for the United States to rethink its Taiwan policy and walk away from Taiwan? Prominent Americans in influential publications insist that…
Abstract As tensions across the Taiwan Strait have risen in recent years, some have argued that the US policy of strategic ambiguity—under which Washington leaves…
Abstract A policy of strategic ambiguity is the fundamental policy of the US toward cross-Strait relations. The US takes very ambiguous positions on its commitment…
Abstract The United States needs to be prepared to use its own asymmetrical operations against Iran. During 1987, CENTCOM and U.S. Special Operations Command developed…
Abstract The emergence of the People’s Republic of China as a major political, economic, and military force in the Middle East has had a great…
