The Globalist

Beyond the constant strife with the U.S., China’s assertion of global powers runs into increasing resistance even by normally acquiescent Asian nations.

What will China look like a century after Mao’s victory in 1949?

What does “Southeast Asia” mean beyond a random chunk of geography?

Sending its new aircraft carrier to the South China Sea is another desperate attempt by the former power to punch above its weight class.

The United States’ greatest failing is the inability to fashion a strategic conception that accommodates the rise of China as a superpower.

The two countries have very similar land areas for now, but China has extensive additional claims.

Washington is outmaneuvered on the South China Sea Dispute by deft diplomacy, as ASEAN renders itself useless.

Is Beijing’s maritime strategy sinking freedom of navigation In the South China Sea?

South China Sea islands are arguably ground zero in any potential war between China and Vietnam.

What’s at stake in Obama’s April 2014 visit.