The Strategist
China's Opening Salvo Against Taiwan Will Likely Be a Partial Blockade
[By Jane Rickards] The West had better think carefully about how it would handle China imposing a nominally civi...
Op-Ed: To Counter China, Trump Should Step Up His First-Term Approach
[By Yan C. Bennett] As in his first term, Donald Trump should continue a resolute approach toward China in his second...
China's Large, Stealthy New Fighter Could Affect Power Balance in Pacific
[By Bill Sweetman] The speed, agility, range, and stealth of an individual aircraft type are still important, but the...
Op-Ed: To Compete With China, U.S. Needs a Policy on Deep-Sea Mining
[By Georgina Lancaster] Deep-sea mining is emerging as a new frontier of resource extraction. A race is underway for...
Op-Ed: Xi Jinping Wants a New World Order Centered on Chinese Trade
[By Michael Pezzullo] In October 2017, Xi Jinping declared that the world is experiencing ‘great changes u...
To Enforce Sanctions on Russian Energy, U.S. Needs the Global South
As Western policymakers seek to implement financial and trade sanctions on Russia, one thing is clear: engaging with the...
Op-Ed: China Comes Knocking at Indonesia's Front Door
[By Euan Graham] China is testing Prabowo Subianto’s new administration, with three successive incursions&...
Military Challenges to China's South China Sea Claims are Increasing
[By Joe Keary] Deployments of ships and aircraft to challenge China’s illegal claims in the South China Sea are...
China's Jurisdictional Trap: The Risks of Silent Taiwan Strait Transits
[By Cheng-kun Ma and K Tristan Tang] When non-Chinese navies send warships on undeclared passages through the Taiwan...
UK-Mauritius Chagos Deal Removes Risk for Diego Garcia Naval Base
[By Euan Graham] Mauritius is getting sovereignty over the remote Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, but Britain...