Abstract Many analysts worry that improvements in Chinese missile, sensor, guidance, and other technologies will enable China to deny the U.S. military access to parts…
Topic: U.S. Foreign Policy
Abstract The post-1945 international rules-based order seems to be under relentless, existential pressure. Can it survive the fastest redistribution of global economics in world history?…
Abstract The United States’ dominance in arms exports to Asia, a source of regional influence, is under threat. Read the article here (subscription required)
Abstract The new international order will be marked by the ascendancy of illiberal states and value systems, and a diminishment of American influence. Read the…
Abstract Recently, the nature of the presence of the US in the Asia-Pacific has undergone significant changes. At least three developments—the rise of an economically…
Summary For over half a century, since Pearl Harbor brought the US into the Pacific War, America has been a dominant military power in Asia,…
Summary The promise of dramatic strategic change on the Korean Peninsula poses a wide array of short- and long-term challenges as well as opportunities for…
Summary The U.S.-South Korean alliance faces significant challenges caused by transitions in both countries, including political and demographic change in South Korea and fast-paced adjustments…
Abstract At first glance, the outcome of the North Korean nuclear standoff might appear to be a positive one for the United States. Under the…
Abstract North Korea’s fourth nuclear test and launch of a missile earlier this year highlight the regime’s commitment to becoming a nuclear-armed state. In response…
Abstract Bruce W. Jentleson reviews coercive diplomacy’s track record and looks at how the United States used it to deal with Libya. Jentleson also presents…
Summary With elections in both the Philippines and the United States in 2016, the future of the alliance must be institutionalized to ensure that it…
Abstract Foreign policy strategy toward China has always been a priority for the Japanese. In the 1980s, Japan strengthened its engagement with China, offering Official…
Abstract The dispute over jurisdiction of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea has the potential to draw in major powers who are non-claimant…
Abstract This article examines why and how small powers balance big powers. One such small power is the Philippines, which—despite its military weakness– applies a…
