China and the Asia-Pacific
Will Xinjiang’s Turkistani Islamic Party Survive the Drone Missile Death of its Leader?
March 11, 2010Though it appears to have occurred on February 15, the death of the leader of al-Hizb al-Islami al-Turkistani (Turkistani Islamic Party - TIP) was reported only in recent days (Geo TV, March 1; Dawn [Karachi], March 1; The News...
Military Cooperation between China and Central Asia: Breakthrough, Limits, and Prospects
March 5, 2010
In just a few years, China has emerged as an indispensable economic partner to the Central Asian states. Beijing is on track to surpass Moscow in its trade flows with Central Asia: In 2008, trade between China and Central Asia...
Will China Join the Iran-Pakistan-India Pipeline?
March 5, 2010
For over a decade Iran, Pakistan and India (IPI) have took pains at negotiating a major pipeline deal whereby Iran would send natural gas from its territory to the region. Yet geopolitical and commercial issues have repeatedly...
The Role of U.S. Arms Sales in Taiwan's Defense Transformation
March 5, 2010
On January 29, 2010, the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced the approval of a major, long-awaited arms sales package for Taiwan. The $6.4 billion deal includes Patriot advanced...
Beijing Seeks Paradigm Shift in Geopolitics
March 5, 2010
China’s on-going tussle with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade is in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-U.S. relations have periodically gone through rough patches over these and...
China Assesses its Gold Reserve Strategy
March 5, 2010
As the U.S. economy dithers through a fragile global recovery, Chinese leaders are convening in Beijing for the annual plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC)—China's ceremonial legislature—that begins March 5....
Russian Military Doctrine Looks East
February 23, 2010
Statements by senior Russian defense officials raise many questions concerning Moscow’s defense posture. The Chief of the General Staff Army-General Nikolai Makarov and the First Deputy Defense Minister Army-General Nikolai...
New Strains in the U.S.-China-Taiwan Strategic Triangle
February 18, 2010
The triangular security relationship between the United States, China and Taiwan is under strain again. The January 29 announcement of the $6.4 billion U.S. arms sales package to Taiwan marks a low point, but no major change in...
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