The Strategist
Op-Ed: Two Seaport Operators Support China's Naval Expansion
The Chinese Communist Party’s first leader, Mao Zedong, once said that ‘political power grows out of the barrel of a g...
Why China's New "Coast Guard Law" Raises Risk in the S. China Sea
[By Michael Shoebridge] Xi Jinping’s control over the China Coast Guard, together with a new law that authorize...
Evaluating the PLA Navy's Options to Pressure Taiwan and Test Biden
[By Charlie Lyons Jones, Elena Yi-Ching Ho and Malcolm Davis] As tensions rise over China’s recent aggress...
Op-Ed: The U.S. Navy Can't Outbuild China
[By Marcus Hellyer] The most often quoted line of the ancient Chinese strategist Sun Tzu is that “supreme excel...
Is Soviet Naval Strategy a Template for China’s Maritime Ambitions?
[By James Goldrick] In 1976, Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Sergei Georgyevich Gorshkov published his exposition of S...
U.S. Considering Australian Light Amphibious Warship
[By Lt. Cmdr. Evan Karlik, USN] Australia has a history of importing key military platforms from the United States - examples i...
Despite COVID, Chinese Exporters Strengthen Position in World Trade
[By David Uren] Analysts are expecting China’s economic output in the first three months of 2021 to be 15 perce...
U.S. Declassifies Secret Document on Indo-Pacific Defense Strategy
[By Rory Medcalf] The US government has just declassified one of its most sensitive national security documents—its 2018...
China Plans $200M "Fishery Industrial Park" 100 Miles From Australia
[By Jeffrey Wall] With Australia’s relationship with China under great pressure, a project that challenges its...
The Promise and Perils of China's Investments in Southeast Asia
For decades, the economic development of ASEAN member states was hindered by persistent shortages in high-quality infrastructure....