The Fundamental Dynamics of East Asia Security by PRC Maritime Expansion
China is seeking to construct a Sino-centric order. However, Chinese foreign policy aims cause debate over whether or not its expansion is a threat to regional security.
Beyond Thompson and Malaya: The Search for a Usable Counterinsurgency Past
Though modern British COIN doctrine has shaken off some of British COIN’s persistent myths, a more thorough and far-sighted questioning of its base principles is needed.
How Has China Been Safeguarding Its Oil Imports from the Middle East and Africa?
Although oil is significant for Chinese economic development, the country’s ‘peaceful rise’ advocated as Chinese strategy of development should be called into question.
Crouching Tiger, Blue Helmet: Chinese Combat Troops in UN Peace Operations
Introduction of combat soldiers reaffirms China’s commitment to support the fulfillment of UN peacekeeping mandates—mandates that China endorsed in the Security Council.
China’s Telecommunications Boom in Africa: Causes and Consequences
Africa is experiencing a mobile revolution. Chinese telecommunication companies are playing a significant role in this.
A Bone in the Throat: An Analysis on the Origins of the Berlin Wall
The construction of the Berlin Wall was a product of the refugee crisis, challenges to the Khrushchev’s leadership, and the USSR’s failed diplomacy with the West.
Are India and China on a Collision Course of Maritime Strategies?
The Chinese and Indian maritime strategies and their aspirations have disposed two powers into a collision course in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
The Remnants of the Japanese Occupation of Modern Indonesia
While Dutch occupation saw Indonesia divided and ruled, policy under Japan had a unifying effect on Indonesian society and stimulated its revolt.
The Iraq War as More Divisive in Transatlantic Relations than the War on Terror
Though the Iraq War seems to be much more divisive than the global “war on terror”, the transatlantic relationship continues to exist and cooperate.
Climate Change and Australian National Security
There are more effective methods of addressing climate change and national security than those that solely focus on the symptoms, rather than causes, of climate change.
