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  • China’s Expanding Airpower in the Western Indian Ocean

    This article analyzes China’s evolving airpower posture across the Western Indian Ocean, highlighting how Beijing couples infrastructure investment and defense partnerships to expand its regional influence. While China’s most substantial aviation ties center on proximate or

  • The Tenth Man: Japan Is the United States’ Next Asian Competitor

    Washington, in seeking to contain China’s rise, may be cultivating its next competitor: Japan. As the United States encourages Tokyo to assume greater regional responsibilities, the unspoken risk emerges—what happens when the apprentice surpasses the master? With China and North Korea

  • China and “Deep Bench” Diplomatic Power

    China has developed the world’s most expansive diplomatic network, underpinned by a strategy of “deep bench” diplomatic strength: deploying highly trained, flexible delegations across a growing array of multilateral and bilateral forums. This article explores how Beijing combines