The Lowy Interpreter
West of Diego Garcia, India is Building an Island Base of its Own
[By Samuel Bashfield] The small, remote Mauritian island of North Agalega, located in the south-western Indian Ocean, 700 miles...
New Law Expands Chinese Coast Guard's Jurisdiction
[By Eli Huang] China’s new law giving the China Coast Guard more freedom to use force has increased the concern...
How China is Bending the Rules in the South China Sea
[By Oriana Skylar Mastro] Chinese exercises in the South China Sea last month, and the strong U.S. response, show these dispute...
Why India Needs a Sea Denial Strategy to Counter China's Reach
[By Arzan Tarapore] To break the border stand-off between India and China in the Himalayas, some Indian analysts have advo...
A "Beggar-thy-Neighbor" Approach Keeps Seafarers Stranded
[By Sandra Tsui] When a business manager is willing to spend $200,000 to send home five employees whose contracts have expired...
Russia and China Team Up in the Indian Ocean
[By Oriana Skylar Mastro] Two recent naval exercises demonstrate the potential for Russia-China cooperation in the Indian Ocean...
Beijing's Line on the S. China Sea: "Nothing to See Here"
[By Oriana Skylar Mastro] China’s strategy in responding to concerns about its intentions in the South China Sea is to cl...
The Outlines of a European Strategy on the Indo-Pacific
[By Lisa Louis] The Netherlands recently published its first official strategy paper for the Indo-Pacific, just ten weeks after...
Study: China Could Likely Afford to Shut Down S. China Sea Traffic
[By Greg Earl] Just when the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) signing has provided some modest...
The Green Energy Transition Could Mean More Reliance on China
[By Elliott Zaagman] A man who has earned a reputation for compromise and dealmaking over his half-century in Washington, Joe B...