Abstract The history of the conflicting maritime claims in the South China Sea, focusing particularly on the recent disputes between China and Vietnam/the Philippines. The…
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Abstract The article discusses China’s diplomatic and military endeavors since the Taiwan Strait crisis of 1995-1996 in an attempt to discourage U.S. involvement in a…
Summary The South China Sea is arguably one of the world’s most dangerous regions, with conflicting diplomatic, legal, and security claims by major and mid-level…
Summary Since the normalization of diplomatic ties in 1995, U.S.-Vietnam relations have taken giant steps forward in nearly every area, from political and economic cooperation…
Abstract Even as events in Iraq, Syria, and Ukraine have captured the attention of U.S. foreign policy elites, the United States faces key questions about…
Summary This paper describes a potential disconnect between U.S. military efforts to maintain freedom of access in support of U.S. global interests and the U.S.…
Summary If you’ve wondered about how America can break links between oil consumption, terrorism, and the war in Iraq, A Declaration of Energy Independence: How…
Abstract The economic development of Asian Pacific countries in the passing two to three decades has been closely related to seaborne trade, and the importance…
Summary U.S. Energy Policy and the Pursuit of Failure is an analytic history of American energy policy. For the past forty years, the U.S. government…
Abstract China’s relations with the West deteriorated dramatically following the Tibet and Olympic torch relay controversies in the spring of 2008. Because of its focus…
Abstract The importance of reducing U.S. oil dependence may have changed in light of developments in the world oil market over the past two decades.…
Summary Award winning author John Graves tells the story of the process, the people and the communities involved in the hydraulic fracturing of the deep…
Summary Americans take for granted that when we flip a switch the light will go on, when we turn up the thermostat the room will…
Abstract As China rises to power in Asia, the hunt is on for a means to ensure its ‘peaceful rise’. One approach advanced in the…
Summary Russell Gold, a brilliant and dogged investigative reporter at The Wall Street Journal, has spent more than a decade reporting on one of the…
