Grand Strategy & Competition

The United States shares historical ties and fundamental principles with the Pacific islands. While increased US attention on the Pacific Islands is welcomed, US credibility, as well as America’s preeminent…

The drafters of the UN Charter laid the foundation for strong multilateralism by expecting the winners of World War II to collectively use their individual know-how for the realization of…

The US-Japan-ROK trilateral relationship is a pillar of Northeast Asian security. The three countries are central: individually, in their bilateral relationships and together, to maintaining peace in a potentially unstable…

China’s grand infrastructure development strategy, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least when measured by the amount of funds lent…

In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) accepted hard realities and made significant changes with its release of the 2022 Strategic Concept. However,…

Iran has captured the international spotlight in recent weeks, as Iranian citizens are undertaking mass demonstrations following the detainment and killing of 22…

At the Quad Leaders’ summit in Tokyo, the leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia, and India re-affirmed their commitment to “a free and open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) based on…

China is pursuing a concerted strategy to isolate Taiwan internationally and intimidate it and its would-be supporters militarily. But Australia—a critical US ally in the region—has responded to China’s strategies…

Beijing and Moscow’s new-era strategic partnership of coordination reflects their shared insecurity and vulnerability in the U.S.-led global order. Their partnership is a declaration of joint counterbalancing on the global…

Despite increased attention paid to Afghanistan and Ukraine over the past nine months, the focus of U.S. foreign policy must remain on China, the sole long-term competitor to the United…