

Superpower Showdown: The course of US-China competition becomes clear as differences are made bare
In Anchorage, Alaska, the future of US-China relations was set. High-level talks between US and Chinese officials from March 18-19 that...
Mar 23, 2021


Democracy Under Threat
(Illustration by Hunter Williamson / Photo credit: MgHla (aka) Htin Linn Aye) Smoke rose above the township. In the streets of Yangon,...
Mar 15, 2021


Is China preparing to invade Taiwan?
Amid rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific, the South China Morning Post published an article on October 18 suggesting that China had moved...
Oct 19, 2020


Undeterred: North Korea continues the development of its missile program
Artwork by Hunter Williamson Image credit: US Department of State; Ankit Panda on Twitter At a nighttime military parade commemorating...
Oct 13, 2020


Why Taiwan sent US-trained Marines to defend uninhabited islands
As the Marines departed for the Pratas Islands, the region around them was becoming increasingly tense. In the crystal blue waters...
Aug 9, 2020


Why Trump wants to ban TikTok in the US
As he flew aboard Air Force One last Friday, President Donald Trump made an announcement stemming from his competition with China that...
Aug 2, 2020


The New Cold War? How the US is forming a global coalition against China
Speaking outside the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum last week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a plea to the...
Jul 27, 2020


How Taiwan is preparing for a war with China
The invasion begins with a missile barrage. As an armada of thousands of vessels and a million troops amasses along China’s southern...
Jul 20, 2020


Why US Aircraft Carriers are in China's Neighborhood
Last week, two US aircraft carriers and their compatriots conducted operations in the South China Sea. As the Pacific summer sun shone...
Jul 12, 2020


Is this the end of Hong Kong as we know it?
As protests raged in Hong Kong on Wednesday, the city’s leading official, Carrie Lam, drank champagne and celebrated with colleagues from...
Jul 6, 2020


Security Challenges Erupt Across Indo-Pacific
A wave of incidents challenged security and stability in the Indo-Pacific last week. Along India and China’s disputed border, 20 Indian...
Jun 21, 2020


Tensions in the Taiwan Strait
With a US military flight over Taiwan, missile tests, and multiple scramblings of fighter jets by Taipei and Beijing, tensions in the...
Jun 14, 2020


Philippines-US military agreement to live on
Two months before it was scheduled to take effect, the Philippines on June 1 suspended the termination of a military agreement with the...
Jun 7, 2020


China On the Move
A series of events, from renewed anti-government protests in Hong Kong, to border disputes with India, and threats against Taiwan,...
May 31, 2020


A New Kind of War: How the Marine Corps is preparing for Great Power Competition.
Last week, USMC Commandant Gen David Berger put forth an essay highlighting the reasons behind forthcoming changes to the Marine Corps...
May 17, 2020


UNABATED: As US military movements halt, China continues operations and exercises
Despite the global spread of COVID-19 that has brought much of the US military's movements to a halt, China continues to push forward...
Apr 5, 2020


CHINA RISES: As the US struggles to combat COVID-19 at home, China leads global response
As the US struggles to combat the coronavirus at home, China is fulfilling its ambitions of becoming a world leader by providing much...
Mar 22, 2020


CHINA AND THE US CLASH OVER COVID-19
Since its outbreak in December, the coronavirus has become the latest battleground in America and China’s great power competition. From...
Mar 17, 2020


Philippines terminates US military agreement: Despite VFA abrogation, Balikatan still slated to go
In a major blow for Washington's Indo-Pacific strategy, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte could change the region's security dynamic.
Feb 18, 2020


Is this the end of Philippines-US military partnership?
Upset over the cancelation of a visa for his former police chief, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he is terminating...
Jan 26, 2020


What does the attack on an Iranian official mean for the Indo-Pacific?
By now, news of the US airstrikes that killed Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s most powerful military official, has shook the world. In response...
Jan 4, 2020


The future of the Indo-Pacific
In a couple of days 2019 ends, but the issues that plagued it in the Indo-Pacific will continue on into the next year. From greater...
Dec 30, 2019


The Great Power Competition: The strategic rivalry between the US and China deepens
The great power competition between the US and China took another step forward last week. In the US on Friday, President Donald Trump...
Dec 23, 2019


Why are US officials worried about TikTok? A look at the Chinese owned social media hit
Last weekend, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger spoke on concerns surrounding the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok....
Dec 16, 2019


North Korea promises US “Christmas Gift”
As a self-imposed deadline for nuclear talks approaches, North Korea last week warned that it was up to the US to determine what kind of...
Dec 9, 2019


Reshaping the Global Order: How China is spreading its influence and might
A series of military developments this past week highlighted the way China is expanding its reach both near and abroad. From military...
Dec 2, 2019


HONG KONG PROTESTS: WHERE DOES THIS LEAD?
After several months of demonstrations, Congress last week passed legislation that will deepen America’s hand in the pro-democracy...
Nov 25, 2019


Is the Korean peninsula about to go hot again?
The year may be close to an end, but issues in the Korean peninsula aren’t. An important intelligence sharing pact between Japan and...
Nov 18, 2019


Stable Military Relations? The US and China hope for new future
Last Tuesday, the US and China relationship took a step in a different direction. During a video conference, Secretary of Defense Mark...
Nov 13, 2019


Eyes West: China looks to the Indian subcontinent
Last week, the US and China reached a partial agreement over their long running trade war, bringing a sigh of relief to the global...
Oct 16, 2019


Is the US losing its military dominance in the Indo-Pacific?
Two significant military events occurred in the Indo-Pacific last week. One was China’s unveiling of an array of new and powerful...
Oct 6, 2019


The People's Republic of China Celebrates 70th Birthday
A Birthday Into a New Era This Tuesday, the People's Republic of China turns 70. In the lead-up to its birthday celebration, the Chinese...
Sep 29, 2019