Moscow has progressively replaced geopolitics with geoeconomics as power is recognised
to derive from the state's ability to establish a privileged position in strategic markets and …

This article argues that Beijing's ambitious 'Belt and Road Initiative'(BRI) is driven by the
convergence of Innenpolitik and Aussenpolitik motivations including a desire: to …

Why has the People's Republic of China (PRC) courted international opprobrium, alarmed
its neighbors, and risked military conflict in pursuit of its claims over vast areas of the South …

Alfred Thayer Mahan has been called America's nineteenth-century 'evangelist of sea
power'and the intellectual father of the modern US Navy. His theories have a timeless …

This series aims to address a gap in the public-policy and scholarly discussion of Asia. It
seeks to promote books and studies that are on the cutting edge of their respective …

This article argues that an increasingly sea-power-minded China will neither shelter
passively in coastal waters, nor throw itself into competition with the United States in the …

This is the first academic study of India's emerging maritime strategy, and offers a systematic
analysis of the interplay between Western military thought and Indian maritime traditions. By …

Over the last decade, the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has increased the
frequency, duration, complexity, and distance from the mainland of its operations. Not only …

Purpose—The article delineates, explains and evaluates China's Indo-Pacific strategy.
Design—Balance of threat theory and security dilemma theory are explained in the …

Mr. Collins is a research fellow in the China Maritime Studies Institute who focuses on
energy and shipbuilding. He is a 2005 honors graduate of Princeton University (AB, politics) …