Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Mar 25, 2021
When two highly motivated powers compete for influence, its defenders prepare for the worst - full blown military conflict. The cost of deadly conflict must weigh heavily on the minds of national leaders before they take their next steps.
Wu Zhenglong, Senior Research Fellow, China Foundation for International Studies
Mar 24, 2021
The Quad Security Dialogue will not get far, mainly because three of its members don’t want to compromise relations with China. The dialogue will likely focus on form over content and symbolism over substance. It will do little to shape Indo-Pacific geopolitics.
Richard Javad Heydarian, Professorial Chairholder in Geopolitics, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Mar 22, 2021
The Quad, a revitalized clique of democratic nations surrounding China, has been criticized by Chinese as a thinly-veiled ploy to contain its growth. It could prove to be a formidable obstacle, if the U.S. maneuvers correctly.
Ted Galen Carpenter, Senior Fellow, Randolph Bourne Institute
Mar 22, 2021
A complete reassessment of Washington’s stance on territorial disputes in the East and South China Sea is long overdue. Implied obligations and strategic ambiguity only increases risks for all parties.
Richard Javad Heydarian, Professorial Chairholder in Geopolitics, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Mar 11, 2021
Joe Biden has promised to deliver a dramatic change from the former President’s ways, but a look at his actions in Asia show his administration may be picking up right where Trump left off.
Ma Shikun, Senior Journalist, the People’s Daily
Mar 11, 2021
The U.S. is the world’s greatest military power already, yet it continues to expand, claiming to be responding, in part, to a Chinese military threat. This is far from convincing. In truth, China is small compared with the U.S. military juggernaut.
He Wenping, Senior Research Fellow, Charhar Institute and West Asia and Africa Studies Institute of the China Academy of Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2021
American airstrikes took place in Syria, but there’s no question they were intended to send a message to Iran and Russia. It’s clear the U.S. intends to reassert its influence in the Middle East.
He Yafei, Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Feb 26, 2021
The period of transition amid centennial changes is full of risks and crises. Great changes call for great wisdom and initiative. The world needs to be reevaluated. The path forward needs to be reconsidered.
Richard Javad Heydarian, Professorial Chairholder in Geopolitics, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Feb 24, 2021
Joe Biden’s hope for reasserting American leadership in Southeast Asia will face growing challenges, not only from China but also a skeptical audience in the region.
Philip Cunningham, Independent Scholar
Feb 08, 2021
The world looked on in horror as Burma’s military seized power on Feb 1, the latest coup in the Southeast Asian country’s fraught history. Neighboring China’s geopolitical interests and America’s globally provocative rhetoric may come to a head as the situation unfolds.