Asia Pacific

Hugo Von Essen President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to Pyongyang could create challenges in bilateral relations with Beijing. On Tuesday, June 18, Putin made his first official trip to North Korea since 2000 for talks with his fellow autocrat Kim Jong Un. The visit is Putin’s fourth foreign …

Despite some encouraging resolutions at the Apulia G-7 Summit, progress on global security issues will depend on U.S. leadership. Giorgia Meloni was the star of the G7, embodying a “respectable” far-right. On Thursday, June 13, the Italian prime minister coldly welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor …

Chinese plane maker tripling production capacity to seize Boeing’s local market share despite the looming threat of US sanctions. The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, better known as Comac, plans to triple its production capacity to meet rising domestic demand for passenger jets, an expansion that coincides with …

As Biden and Trump compete over who can raise tariffs on China the most to win blue-collar votes, both ignore the disadvantages of protectionism and “derisking” from China. Specifically, the United States risks global leadership, economic growth, and progress against climate change as it turns away from China …

A significant number of intellectuals, and social and political scientists believe that the present era is characterized by an imminent confrontation between the United States and China. The political competition for global leadership between these two nations cannot avoid clashing due to their enormous economic potential and military …

Nathan Sher As Beijing deprioritizes the real estate sector, it is doubling down on investment in science, technology, and national defense. In 2023, China’s economy grew at the slowest pace since 1990, apart from two years during the COVID-19 pandemic when the country was closed to the outside …

Paul Pillars From TikTok to AIPAC, intense partisanship provides a channel for foreign states to interfere in U.S. politics and policy. The Chinese ownership of the video app TikTok—targeted by a bill that the House of Representatives passed with a large bipartisan majority—might indicate a severe concern about …

James Holmes Warfare in the Pacific between the U.S. and China promises to be an all-service, all-domain, and allied endeavor. Waging it will demand the utmost not just from naval forces but from fellow services that operate from dry earth. It’s a truism that the Pacific is an …

As China increases its presence in the Indian Ocean and the Maldives, New Delhi cannot afford to relax. Since assuming power in November 2023, President Mohamed Muizzu’s foreign policy has ruffled feathers in New Delhi. After asking India to remove its military personnel from the archipelagic state, the …