Interview – Colin Flint
Colin Flint talks about China’s rise, influence in the South China Sea and the Belt and Road initiative, as well as the importance of ports and seapower in geopolitics.
South China Sea
The New Nuclear Alliance Against the West
Campaign rhetoric aside, the next president and America’s allies around the globe already face a multi-lateral nuclear alliance directed against them. Worse yet, that alliance is on track to become stronger and with a larger collective nuclear arsenal. This autocratic alliance includes China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. Its members are already acting globally, and […]
The New Nuclear Alliance Against the West was originally published on Global Security Review.
Increasing the Archipelagic Defense from the Philippines to Japan
Andrew Erickson and Joel Wuthnow’s article, “Why Islands Still Matter in Asia,” discusses the views of Major General Karl Ernst Haushofer, Germany’s military attaché to Japan from 1908 to 1910. They write that he regarded the “offshore island arcs of the Indo-Pacific realm as important geopolitical features providing a useful protective veil sheltering continental powers […]
Increasing the Archipelagic Defense from the Philippines to Japan was originally published on Global Security Review.
Increasing the Archipelagic Defense from the Philippines to Japan
Andrew Erickson and Joel Wuthnow’s article, “Why Islands Still Matter in Asia,” discusses the views of Major General Karl Ernst Haushofer, Germany’s military attaché to Japan from 1908 to 1910. They write that he regarded the “offshore island arcs of the Indo-Pacific realm as important geopolitical features providing a useful protective veil sheltering continental powers […]
Increasing the Archipelagic Defense from the Philippines to Japan was originally published on Global Security Review.
The Emerging Nuclear Scenario
The Russia-North Korea mutual security pact, Moscow’s unceasing nuclear threats, Russia’s global nuclear power sales drive, Iran’s race for nuclear weapons, and China’s “breathtaking” nuclear expansion, are the stuff of daily headlines. They all point to increasing nuclear proliferation, multiplying nuclear threats, and the emergence of an increasingly cohesive bloc of powers fully willing to […]
The Emerging Nuclear Scenario was originally published on Global Security Review.
Economic Deterrence: Chinese Style
The commander of the US Strategic Command, General Anthony Cotton, correctly warns that the United States may not be able to deter Chinese aggression using the same economic leavers employed during the Cold War by Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. Margaret Thatcher’s claim that “Reagan won the Cold War without having to fire […]
Economic Deterrence: Chinese Style was originally published on Global Security Review.
China’s Rise: Unraveling Power and Principle
In the ever-evolving strategic environment, China’s rise stands out as a pivotal change in the twenty-first century. China’s nuclear breakout and aggression toward Taiwan lead to an important question: Is China’s trajectory a harmonious coexistence or a looming threat? Beyond the layers of its self-perception as the “Middle Kingdom” and its quest for global dominance, […]
China’s Rise: Unraveling Power and Principle was originally published on Global Security Review.
The Mayhem Brothers: Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran
Central to the international order, which was created out of the destruction wrought in World War II, is deterrence. It is derived from the collective power found in economic, political, and military capability to cause restraint in the minds of bad actors who would otherwise engage in bad behavior. Today, international order is breaking down. […]
The Mayhem Brothers: Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran was originally published on Global Security Review.
Philippines summons Chinese envoy over maritime confrontations
DefenceTalkThe Philippines said it had summoned China’s envoy on Monday and flagged the possibility of expelling him following the most tense confrontations between the countries’ vessels in years at flashpoint reefs in the disputed South C…
How China Dominates South China Sea with Its Ships
How China strong-armed its way into dominating the South China Sea.