The Strategist
Op-Ed: China's Gray Zone Fleet is Undermining Taiwan's Control at Sea
[By Nathan Attrill] China’s pressure on Taiwan increasingly relies on vessels that aren’t warships. Instead, Beijing is deploying...
What Happens if Beijing Expands its Indo-Pacific Push?
[By Joe Keary, Raji Rajagopalan and Linus Cohen] Rather than gradually expanding its defense and security engagement across the In...
China's Push Beyond the First Island Chain
[By Joe Keary, Raji Rajagopalan and Linus Cohen]dd China’s defense and security presence beyond the Western Pacific is set to inte...
Helping Iran, China is a Party in the War
[By Raji Rajagopalan] China may claim neutrality and call for peace in the Middle East, but it is heavily invested in the Iran con...
How Iran Can Stop Shipping With Mines, From the Arabian Gulf to the Red Sea
[By Andy Perry] Just reports of mines are often sufficient to disrupt maritime traffic. Even if ship owners, crews and insurers we...
Op-Ed: Conflict With Iran Opens a Missile-Defense Gap for China
[By David Axe] The US- and Israeli-led war on Iran has been, with a few key caveats, a quick military success for the United State...
Op-Ed: China's Threats Over Darwin Port Review Are Unacceptable
China’s ambassador has chosen a public platform to apply pressure on Australia, shape domestic debate and threaten retaliation ove...
With Purge, Xi's Military Control Rises - And So Do Regional Risks
By decisively consolidating his personal power, President Xi Jinping’s latest purge of senior military leadership increases strate...
Indonesia's Sea Lanes Give it Strategic Leverage Over China
[By Alfin Febrian Basundoro and Trystanto Sanjaya] The power dynamic between Indonesia and China is more complex than the one-way...
Op-Ed: Maritime Surveillance Would be Key to an Indo-Pacific Conflict
[By David Axe] The notable thing was the timing. In back-to-back strikes on Russian air power from 18 to 20 December, the Ukrainia...