Backgrounder: China’s PLA Navy
Examining the force structure, doctrine, and capabilities of China’s PLA Navy after decades of modernization and rapid shipbuilding.
Cambodia Emerges as Transnational Crime Hub
Trans-national criminal networks are becoming entrenched in Cambodia, posing new trafficking, fraud, and governance threats throughout the region and even globally.
Military Power Rankings Reflect Shifting Geopolitics of Indo-Pacific
The US military may still be the preeminent military power in Asia, but its competitors are catching up.
Foreign Firms Confront Escalating Challenges in China Market
As policy, economic, and geopolitical challenges mount, foreign firms are finding it harder to make money in the China market than a decade ago.
The Limits of Free Trade: US-China Tensions over Electric Vehicle Sector
Mounting US-China trade tensions over electric vehicles illustrates the policy trade-offs between national security, competitiveness, and environmental protection.
China-Philippines Tensions Flare in South China Sea
Spiking tensions at the Second Thomas Shoal and Sabina Shoal are increasing the likelihood of a US-Philippine joint naval patrol regime in the South China Sea.
Agni-IV Missile Test Bolsters India’s Nuclear Deterrence
The intermediate-range, nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile test is one of a number of recent moves by New Delhi to improve India’s nuclear deterrence.
The Secret History of South Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Program
South Korea attempted to develop a domestic nuclear weapons program in the 1970s, and for reasons that remain highly relevant in contemporary geopolitics.
The Russo-Ukrainian War and Mackinder’s Heartland Thesis
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine echoes the theories of Sir Halford J. Mackinder, who noted the critical importance of the Eurasian Heartland in global peace and conflict.
Taiwan’s Missing Voice at the UN’s Future Summit
Can the UN Summit for the Future hope to advance equitable technological development when the party responsible for some 90% of the global computer chip market is absent?