A New Era in Leadership
Vietnam is experiencing its highest level of international attention in nearly a decade. The country is going through a major leadership transition, starting with the […] More
China
Cam Ranh Bay: A Shining Showpiece
In early March, the Cam Ranh International Port (CRIP) was inaugurated with much fanfare, marking the beginning of its revitalization following decades of post-Cold War […] More
North Korean Sanctions: Only Time Will Tell
North Korea watchers knew what to expect following Pyongyang’s 4th nuclear test on January 6th, 2016: a new round of United Nations sanctions. Known as […] More
Missile Defense in the Korean Peninsula
In the wake of a 4th nuclear test, a satellite launch, and, most recently, a KCNA film portraying a North Korean ICBM striking Washington, DC, […] More
Seoul's Dilemma
Future prosperity, security, even the realization of its full nationhood all depend on South Korea’s relationship with the isolated, rigid, fellow Korean nation to the […] More
The Effect on South Korea’s Neighbors
In the aftermath of the North Korean nuclear weapon test in January and its satellite launch/ICBM test in February, the United States and South Korea […] More
Russia and China: Mutually Assured Detachment
The foreign ministers of China and Russia met last week amid North Korean aggression and the potential for a U.S. deployed THAAD missile defense system […] More
A Calculated Relationship
The Western perceptions of China-Russia relations tend to be polarized. In the aftermath of the Ukraine crisis, the pessimists see another Sino-Russia alliance emerging with […] More
It’s Not Black and White
Since Russia’s “pivot to the East” was launched amid great fanfare in 2013, much commentary has been devoted to its significance, its scale, and indeed […] More
Losing Patience with North Korea
The United States and its allies believed their policy of “strategic patience” would allow them to wait for North Korea to denuclearize on its own, […] More
What to Do About Kim Jong-Un
In the wake of North Korea’s January nuclear test, White House spokesman Josh Earnest described U.S. goals for the Korean peninsula. “We want the North […] More
China’s Quagmire
The recent North Korean nuclear test and the subsequent disguised long-range missile test have seriously cornered China. The world community, especially the United States and […] More
The Link Between Economic and National Security
In an interview with The Cipher Brief last month, former Deputy CIA Director Michael Morell said that one of the things he would tell the […] More
Security in the Indo-Pacific: Australia’s New Role
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull plans to almost double his country’s annual defense spending by 2026. The move comes as China threatens peace in the […] More
Understanding the Threat Picture
With the delivery of Australia’s latest defense White Paper last week, the necessity of a long haul and regional capacity building commitment to counter-terrorism was […] More
Canberra’s Evolving Security Policy
The publication on February 25 of the 2016 Defense White Paper by the Australian government highlights Canberra’s response to evolving trends in the Asia-Pacific region. […] More
Stability in the East China Sea
China’s less discussed territorial dispute is one that has the greatest potential for the United States to be drawn into conflict. While China has been […] More
The Potential for Conflict
As the world pays attention to the recent Chinese militarization of the South China Sea islets, China is establishing a “new normal” with more frequent […] More