Summary The first twenty years of post-Cold War US defense and diplomatic policies toward Asia have looked a good deal like the previous 50, namely:…
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Summary Robert W. Kolb reveals how new gas resources are transforming the global energy industry, redistributing economic and geopolitical power in stunning ways. Kolb’s The…
Abstract The growing tension between China and a number of countries in Southeast Asia over the contested waters of the South China Sea has become…
Abstract While few Chinese observers currently suspect that Washington seeks formal Taiwanese independence, a sizable majority believes the United States is striving to preserve Taiwan’s…
Abstract This article briefly examines China’s military modernization and the critical role conventional short- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles play in its A2/AD approach. Next it…
Summary How the massive power shift in Russia threatens the political dominance of the United States There is a new cold war underway, driven by…
Summary Learning by Doing: The PLA Trains at Home and Abroad is the latest volume in a series on the PLA produced by the Strategic…
Summary The last decade has seen a revolution in global energy. First, we saw explosive growth in demand from Asia’s rising powers, which fueled fears…
Summary Is the United States still a “superpower”? How are the rising powers establishing themselves in international politics and security? What is the future of…
Summary China’s reemergence as a great power over the next few decades represents the primary strategic challenge for the U.S.-Japan security alliance and for the…
Summary Of particular concern in a Taiwan scenario is China’s growing ability to track, target, and destroy U.S. carrier strike groups (CSGs), which are the…
Abstract President Obama’s pledge during an April 2009 speech in Prague to eliminate nuclear weapons from the US arsenal has been condemned by many military…
Summary In this landmark report, J. David Hughes from Post Carbon Institute takes a far-ranging and painstakingly researched look at the prospects for various unconventional…
Summary New drilling techniques for oil and natural gas are propelling an energy production renaissance in the United States. As the US economy struggles to…
Abstract “Let me reiterate that our treaty commitment to Japan’s security is absolute,” declared President Barack Obama in Tokyo in April 2014. “Article 5 covers…
