Apr 30, 2015

In a remarkable public speech at ASPI’s Future Surface Fleet conference last month, the Commander of the US Pacific Fleet—Admiral Harry B. Harris—criticized

Apr 29, 2015

Never underestimate Chinese engineering. First the Great Wall, then the Grand Canal, and now the Great Wall of Sand. China is rapidly augmenting features in the

Apr 29, 2015

Growing tensions between the West and Russia and between the United States and China go well beyond competing interests in a rustbelt in eastern Ukraine or over

Apr 28, 2015

Never underestimate Chinese engineering. First the Great Wall, then the Grand Canal, and now the Great Wall of Sand. China is rapidly augmenting features in the

Apr 17, 2015

China has begun building its first air fields in the disputed Spratly Islands, new satellite imagery has revealed. According to IHS Jane’s analysis of Airbus D

Apr 16, 2015

Elections are rarely decided by foreign policy issues, but election results can decide foreign policy issues. The 2016 Philippines presidential election looks l

Apr 15, 2015

South Korean Foreign Affairs Minister Yun Byung-se has been defending remarks in a speech to the Korean diplomatic corps that characterized South Korea’s posit

Apr 14, 2015

The United States needs to fundamentally change its grand strategy toward China. One need look no further than the recent Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (

Apr 11, 2015

What a difference six years makes! Since the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) last issued an unclassified report on China’s People’s Liberation Army Na

Mar 24, 2015

The air in China is so bad that it is impossible to ignore. It is the first thing one notices upon landing in most Chinese cities when arriving from abroad. It