Category: Asia
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Russia and China Really Are Getting Closer
Jacob Bosen // Russia and China are rediscovering a need to cooperate, using their shared histories and beliefs to develop a powerful Sino-Russian bloc that could secure relative hegemony in Asia
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Taiwan Doesn’t Want To Be A Proxy Conflict
Garrett Ehinger // The United States should not try to force Taiwan into making purchases without demonstrated interest
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Overestimating Allies: Kennan on Southeast Asia
Narupat Rattanakit // America should pursue their national interests through engagement with each Southeast Asian state utilizing greater diplomatic, economic, and non-military security related engagements.
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Strategic Patience: How the U.S. Can Best Compete With China
Garrett Ehinger // It is, therefore, far from inevitable that China will surpass the United States. To paraphrase Napoleon Bonaparte, “never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake.” Lucky for America, China is making several.
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Why China Lacks Subtlety about Its Intentions with Taiwan
Garrett Ehinger // Taiwan is only about 100 miles off the coast of China, and much like how the United States felt during the Cuban Missile Crisis, China perceives military and strategic threats from a US-aligned Taiwan. But there are other qualities of a democratic Taiwan that cause it to chafe the PRC.
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U.S.-China Competition: Is China Winning Without War?
Garrett Ehinger // China is not as affected by U.S. deterrence as American leaders might think. It recognizes the high costs that war with the United States would have…Thus it seeks to provoke the United States into further investment in deterrence while patiently entrenching itself around the globe.
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How China’s Aggressive Taiwan Policy Undermines its Reunification Goals
Anthony Toh Han Yang // Taiwan’s intense efforts at bolstering its defenses may not rule out forceful reunification, making it harder and costlier for China to achieve reunification through violent measures.
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China, Career Advice, and a Little George Kennan: An Interview with John S. Van Oudenaren
Grant W. Turner // Five Questions for John S. Van Oudenaren on China with some career advice for young I.R. scholars at the end.
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Is Third-Party Mediation Possible in the Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict?
Alexander Miguel // While France might be hamstrung and the United States does what it can to achieve peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Russia, with the influence and obligations to act, remains silent.
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The U.S. Must Prove Itself in Southeast Asia
Narupat Rattanakit // The United States must pursue a high level of engagement that respects ASEAN centrality to avoid and repeat the same disrespect shown during the Cold War and post-Cold War period.