Special Reports
China’s ‘Arms Race’ Threatens Asia-Pacific Region and Beyond, Says U.S. Special Presidential Envoy
China is in an “arms race” and has deployed a large number of ballistic and cruise missiles, the U.S. […]
Politics & Security
Mike Pompeo’s Plan for a Stronger, Larger Quad Suits the Conservative Governments of Britain and Japan
From left to right, Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Mo
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Missile and Nuclear Proliferation Networks Linked to China Continue to Threaten It’s Neighbors
Tokyo’s relationship with China and North Korea in a post-Abe era will continue to be an issue pertaining to […
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India Needs to Review its Nuclear Doctrine so it can Play a More Proactive Role in the Region
In the light of last month’s violent clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh, [&helli
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Lessons for Japan from How India Dealt with China
They say, you can’t choose your neighbors. That applies to all countries, including Japan. In recent times, the island
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Has China Created a ‘Red Version’ of its Border with India in Ladakh?
(Cover map courtesy of: Press Trust of India, cited in https://kashmirobserver.) The Chinese People’s Liberation Arm
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China’s Border Intrusion in Ladakh is Strategic, Territorial Revisionism
China yet again has intruded inside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in India’s Ladakh sector. It has placed […
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[Asia’s Next Page] Amid COVID Pandemic, China Revs Up Its U.S. Strategy
As questions hound the Chinese leadership at home and abroad over the origin, outbreak, and failure to contain [&hel
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As the World Fights the Wuhan Virus, China Installs ‘Jurisdiction’ Over Disputed South China Sea
On April 18, China’s State Council announced its approval of setting up two new municipal districts as dependencies of
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Military Ties with Taiwan Urgently Needed — Or Tokyo Would Pay
Taiwan’s defense is Japan’s defense. Look at a map and it’s hard to think otherwise. And Beijing would agree. The [&he
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Defending Japan: The Mageshima Rorschach Test
Japanese defense initiatives can seem like Rorschach tests — meaning very different things to different people. Take
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In A Bid to Co-opt Taiwan, China Wages History War Against Japan
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is waging a battle to influence and control the narrative over history in Asia [&hel