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By William Ide Voice of America BEIJING — China has released a report on its military strength that says U.S. efforts to rebalance its presence to Asia are adding to tensions in the region. The defense white paper says China faces multiple, complicated security threats and challenges but repeated the country’s pledge to never engage in military expansion. In Beijing’s latest white paper on defense, Read More …
By David Wroe Defence correspondent The Sydney Morning Herald A US military strategy being mapped out to deal with the growing power of China in the western Pacific – a plan that would inevitably ensnare Australia – could escalate into a nuclear war, experts warn. In a new paper the Australian Strategic Policy Institute says the fashionable ”AirSea Battle” concept – which Washington strategists are Read More …
By Erick San Juan In these troubled times, aside from a possible regional conflict that will probably start in the Korean Peninsula, there is also an impending possibility of people repeating history as in the case of the Nanjing Massacre that happened 75 years ago. In an article written by Manfred Henningsen (professor of political science at the University of Hawaii) – ‘Opportunity to break Read More …
By Bernie Lopez What is the whole point behind the barrage of visits of US officials to China? Are they making sure a planned US military move against North Korea will not trigger an accidental war with China? There are three possibilities. First is a pre-emptive strike, which is highly unlikely. The threat is not that imminent to warrant such US brinkmanship, although certain quarters Read More …
By Erick San Juan The world is in the wait and see mode (again) as the new ‘bully’ in the Asia-Pacific region has announced its string of threats against Washington through its allies in the region. Assessments and analysis of the possible next move of North Korean young leader Kim Jong-un in striking its twin nation-state also varies according to Korean watchers. According to pundits, Read More …
By George Friedman Founder and Chairman Stratfor North Korea’s state-run media reported Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the country’s top security officials to take “substantial and high-profile important state measures,” which has been widely interpreted to mean that North Korea is planning its third nuclear test. Kim said the orders were retaliation for the U.S.-led push to tighten U.N. sanctions Read More …
CHRISTINA HÅKANSSON The Lund Association of Foreign Affairs (UPF Lund) After many years of peaceful agreements and conflict resolution attitudes from the ASEAN free trade area countries, 2012 was filled with heated discussions and humiliating summit meetings. The core of all these disagreements was the South China Sea conflict. The islands situated in this territory called the “cow’s tongue” are rich in natural resources, trade routes, Read More …
By Tomas Etzler, for CNN Luzon, Philippines (CNN) — A year ago, a fisherman Efren Forones came back from fishing trips with up to three and half tons of fish. In return he was able to buy 15 to 20 kilos of rice for his family every month and was planning to send at least one of his six children to college. Not any more. Read More …
Source: International Relations and Security Network (ISN) America’s pivot to Asia is forcing many states in the region to try and strike a balance between their strategic relationship with Washington and their growing economic ties with China. Today, John Bruni looks at Australia’s and New Zealand’s attempts to reconcile these two imperatives. By John Bruni for the ISN The Australia-New Zealand and United States (ANZUS) Read More …
By James R. Holmes The Diplomat What is a “lake” in maritime strategy? Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe published an op-ed in Project Syndicate last week maintaining that Chinese power is increasingly transfiguring the South China Sea into “Lake Beijing.” That sounds ominous. To counteract China’s primacy in southern waters, argues Abe, Japan must augment its combat and police capabilities while forging a “diamond” with Read More …