The Strategist
Op-Ed: To Compete With China, U.S. Needs a Policy on Deep-Sea Mining
[By Georgina Lancaster] Deep-sea mining is emerging as a new frontier of resource extraction. A race is underway for...
Op-Ed: Xi Jinping Wants a New World Order Centered on Chinese Trade
[By Michael Pezzullo] In October 2017, Xi Jinping declared that the world is experiencing ‘great changes u...
To Enforce Sanctions on Russian Energy, U.S. Needs the Global South
As Western policymakers seek to implement financial and trade sanctions on Russia, one thing is clear: engaging with the...
Op-Ed: China Comes Knocking at Indonesia's Front Door
[By Euan Graham] China is testing Prabowo Subianto’s new administration, with three successive incursions&...
Military Challenges to China's South China Sea Claims are Increasing
[By Joe Keary] Deployments of ships and aircraft to challenge China’s illegal claims in the South China Sea are...
China's Jurisdictional Trap: The Risks of Silent Taiwan Strait Transits
[By Cheng-kun Ma and K Tristan Tang] When non-Chinese navies send warships on undeclared passages through the Taiwan...
UK-Mauritius Chagos Deal Removes Risk for Diego Garcia Naval Base
[By Euan Graham] Mauritius is getting sovereignty over the remote Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, but Britain...
Beijing Aims its Economic Influence at Strategic Pacific Island of Palau
[By Jessica Caterson] Palau is finding itself increasingly entangled in China’s economic web—in...
China Could Restrict India's Water Supply With World's Largest Dam
[By Neely Haby] The Tibetan Plateau is the largest source of freshwater in the Indo-Pacific region, support...
Op-Ed: South Korea's Navy is Too Good to Leave Out of AUKUS
[By Jihoon Yu] The members of AUKUS should expand the security pact to include South Korea. If they do, they will dee...