There is much discussion about the surging Chinese economy and the expanding international influence of China. There is no question that China’s economy has...
Background: Southeast Asia is the fulcrum of U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific and the great impediment to Chinese strategic imperatives both in the region...
Reef incursions. The Philippines says it has spotted “illegal” man-made structures on Whitsun Reef, a disputed half-submerged islet in the Spratly archipelago around which...
Background: For the United States, the Caribbean Basin plays a critical role in securing maritime access that serves its commercial and defense purposes. Though...
Brazil’s top brass quits. The commanders of Brazil’s army, navy and air force collectively resigned over differences with the government’s handling of the pandemic...
The Russian economy has ostensibly avoided disaster during a difficult year in which it faced the threat of new sanctions, dramatic fluctuations in oil...
U.S. support for Taiwan. The United States is gradually treating Taiwan more and more like an independent country. The Biden administration is reportedly prepping...
