National Nov 30, 2022
About half of Japanese and Chinese foresee Taiwan conflict, survey shows
Altogether, 44.5% of Japanese and 56.7% of Chinese people pointed to the possibility of conflict either "within several years" or "in the future."
News updates, features and analysis related to armed conflicts around the world.
Commentary / World | Geoeconomic Briefing Sep 22, 2022
The war in Ukraine offers valuable lessons on changing global relations
by Heigo Sato
With Sweden and Finland applying to join NATO, and other countries getting closer to Russia, the conflict has had a significant effect on international politics.
Commentary / World Aug 28, 2020
U.S.-China confrontation not a replay of the Cold War
by Haruaki Deguchi
Japan's only path is to uphold the security alliance with the U.S. while keeping relations with China as friendly as possible in order to make money.
Commentary / World Aug 25, 2020
China’s expansionism enters dangerous phase
by Brahma Chellaney
From the East and South China seas to the Himalayas and Central Asia, the region is becoming more volatile and unstable.
Commentary / World Jul 24, 2020
China refuses to quit on the Philippines
by Derek Grossman
China may have missed a golden opportunity to kill a military pact between Manila and Washington, but Beijing still wants to exploit gaps between the U.S. and its ally.
Commentary / World Jul 24, 2020
China’s self-inflicted wounds in the South China Sea
by Rahul Mishra
Increased aggression by Beijing has sparked more robust responses from Washington and the regional claimant states.
Commentary / World Jul 22, 2020
by Brahma Chellaney
China's territorial claims in the Himalayan region leave none of its neighbors safe.
Commentary / World May 13, 2020
Can a broke America fight a cold war with China?
by Hal Brands
The coronavirus has united Americans against Beijing’s aggressions, but it will also devastate the Pentagon budget.
Commentary / Japan Apr 16, 2020
Opportunity in crisis: Exploiting global disarray
by Stephen R. Nagy
China continues to destabilize the Indo-Pacific and try to reshape the international order in order to achieve regional dominance.
Commentary / World Apr 8, 2020
U.S. and Iran inch toward a clash in Iraq
by Hussein Ibish
Tehran is seeking military leverage while Washington wants to capitalize on overlapping crises.
Commentary / World Apr 8, 2020
Biden’s call to ease Iran sanctions fits a bad pattern
by Bobby Ghosh
When it comes to the Middle East, the former vice president has a history of endorsing woolly and reckless ideas.
World Jan 30, 2020
Mali will increase the size of its army by about 50 percent in a recruitment drive this year aimed at uprooting jihadist groups, Prime Minister Boubou Cisse said on Wednesday. The plan is to hire 10,000 new soldiers in the coming months to "allow our ...