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Nov. 15, 2023
Volume 06 Issue 8 - NOV-DEC 2023

Volume 06 Issue 8 - NOV-DEC 2023
Nov. 15, 2023
China’s Security Agreement with the Solomon Islands: Wider Implications for Geopolitics in the South Pacific

This article explores the leaked security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands, which has significant implications for the geopolitical landscape of the South Pacific region. China’s first-known bilateral security arrangement in the area enables potential deployment of its forces
Nov. 15, 2023
China’s Increasing Space Power and India–China Orbital Competitions: Implications in the Indo-Pacific with a Focus on South Asia

The space race reflects terrestrial geopolitical anxieties, with the Indo-Pacific witnessing an extension of its rivalries into space. India and China, prominent players in this arena, showcase terrestrial conflicts influencing their space strategies. China, evident through projects like the Belt
Nov. 15, 2023
Securing the Digital Seabed: Countering China’s Underwater Ambitions

China’s Digital Silk Road provides Beijing with a potent instrument to disrupt undersea cables and gain an advantage in the Indo-Pacific. Submarine fiber-optic cables are critical infrastructure yet vulnerable to sabotage. This paper examines how the planned Pakistan and East Africa Connecting
Oct. 3, 2022
Volume 05 Issue 5 - SEPT-OCT 2022

Volume 05 Issue 5 - SEPT-OCT 2022
Oct. 3, 2022
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Freezes Moscow’s Arctic Ambitions

This article explores how the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine has upended and reshaped Arctic security, institutions, and partnerships. With Arctic governance institutions that include Russia, such as the Arctic Council, on pause and scientific collaboration with Russia interrupted, the military
Sept. 14, 2022
The Geopolitics of US Maritime Priorities in the Indo-Pacific

When the White House released its new Indo-Pacific Strategy in February 2022, the first paragraph touched on an important but often ignored theme: “The United States has long recognized the Indo-Pacific as vital to our security and prosperity. Our ties were forged two centuries
Aug. 12, 2022
The Crisis in Sri Lanka: Economic and Political Dimensions

This article seeks to chart the trajectory of the Sri Lankan protests that began in early March. The first section will examine the causes of the crisis and how the government contributed to it. Economists, policy makers, and commentators cite different reasons for the economic crisis. This article
Aug. 1, 2022
Volume 05 Issue 4 - JUL-AUG 2022

Volume 05 Issue 4 - JUL-AUG 2022
Aug. 1, 2022
Assessing China’s Motives: How the Belt and Road Initiative Threatens US Interests

China’s Belt and Road Initiative continues to be a source of debate across the international community. Some foreign policy experts contend it is a means for China to establish an alternative to the existing liberal international order. While it is certain to provide some positive outcomes to
Aug. 1, 2022
The US–China Trade War: Vietnam Emerges as the Greatest Winner

This article aims to examine the trade diversion effects of the US–China trade war on selected third-party economies from 2018 to 2019, during which tariff escalation between the United States and China was the most prominent. Using US import data of selected product groups from 2016 to 2020
July 13, 2022
The China Factor in France’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

This article assesses the rationale and fundamental tenets of France’s Indo-Pacific strategy in context of its complex and transforming relationship with China. Tracing the evolution of Sino-French relations, it demonstrates how Paris has found engaging with Beijing to be a perilous exercise

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Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs Articles

Volume 06 Issue 8 - NOV-DEC 2023

China’s Security Agreement with the Solomon Islands: Wider Implications for Geopolitics in the South Pacific

China’s Increasing Space Power and India–China Orbital Competitions: Implications in the Indo-Pacific with a Focus on South Asia

Securing the Digital Seabed: Countering China’s Underwater Ambitions

Volume 05 Issue 5 - SEPT-OCT 2022

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Freezes Moscow’s Arctic Ambitions

The Geopolitics of US Maritime Priorities in the Indo-Pacific

The Crisis in Sri Lanka: Economic and Political Dimensions

Volume 05 Issue 4 - JUL-AUG 2022

Assessing China’s Motives: How the Belt and Road Initiative Threatens US Interests

The US–China Trade War: Vietnam Emerges as the Greatest Winner

The China Factor in France’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

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