Why the US is ill-suited to mediate India-China border dispute
All in all, U.S. mediation in the India-China boundary dispute would have largely detrimental consequences for both parties.
All in all, U.S. mediation in the India-China boundary dispute would have largely detrimental consequences for both parties.
The administration is working hard to define the U.S. relationship with China as a new cold war. Our friends aren’t necessarily there yet.
Kim Jong Un showed off some new military gear but it’s important that Washington doesn’t overreact.
The Belt and Road Initiative is the key link to China’s growing investment in the region–but what does it mean?
A new report shows that Beijing is actually expanding the indoctrination prisons for Muslim citizens in Xinjiang, not closing them.
Border disputes are drawing these nations closer to confrontation, but this time the U.S. should step aside and let others try to deescalate.
The danger of a collision course between Taipei and Beijing is growing. Washington must assess whether our military involvement is worth it.
Banning the popular mobile apps will only fan tensions between the US and China and spark blowback against American companies.
While it’s likely there will be no diplomatic movement with North Korea before January, 2021, whomever wins the election will have to cast aside ideas that are continuously tried and have consistently failed.
A US-led regional grouping including India, Japan, and Australia is slowly gelling into an informal military alliance that could hasten a new cold war with China.
The Trump administration is working hard to dismantle decades of interconnectedness between the US and China to put America on a path to confrontation. Will it work?
References to “Cold War mentality” seem to be used primarily to criticize threatening and zero-sum behavior by the U.S. and its allies.
From tariffs on Chinese products and that recent TikTok ban to slurs about the “kung flu” as the Covid-19 pandemic swept America, President Trump and his team have been expressing their mounting frustration over China and ramping up attacks on an inexorably rising power on the global stage.
While hawks in Washington are clamoring for confrontation with Beijing, the geopolitical factors that have shepherded grand rivalries in the past just aren’t there today with the US and China.
Australian relations with China have worsened in recent months and there’s debate down under about whether Australian officials are taking too much advice from their American counterparts.
With the Trump administration and hawks in Washington clamoring for confrontation with China, it’s probably worth revisiting how that worked out for the US in the past.
Reps. Ro Khanna (D) and Andy Biggs (R) announced that when possible, they plan to travel to Seoul to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
The legacy of the Korean War can help us understand how the United States got to this position and also prove instructive as policymakers attempt to craft new strategies moving forward.
Can restraint in foreign policy include the goal of decolonization for Guam? Can it be in the U.S. national interest to allow Guam to choose between becoming a state of the union, a freely associated state such as the Republic of the Palau, or an independent country?
It’s clear that today the U.S. believes it stands to gain from a strengthened role for international law in governing use of the Sea. More importantly, it’s a way to set the tone for a future relationship with China guided by mutual adherence to multilateral treaties.
With no sign of a vaccine in sight, the trans-Pacific movement of American soldiers who could serve as a significant vector for disease represents a clear and present danger for Japan.