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Tokyo needs to brace itself for return of a new cold war

Commentary / Japan Apr 26, 2022

Tokyo needs to brace itself for return of a new cold war

by Kongdan Oh

Russia's invasion of Ukraine might solidify a renewed cold war bloc that includes China and North Korea, two states that pose a threat to Japan.

A resilient China tries to navigate a hostile world

Commentary / World Mar 14, 2022

A resilient China tries to navigate a hostile world

by Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng

With its “dual-circulation strategy,” China is focusing on increasing self-reliance and thus its ability to withstand external pressures and disruptions.

Europe and Russia trade airspace bans, echoing Cold War disruption

World Feb 27, 2022

Europe and Russia trade airspace bans, echoing Cold War disruption

by Anthony Palazzo and Yuliya Fedorinova

Russian airlines were barred from flying through more countries in Europe, shutting off carriers such as Aeroflot from the shortest routes heading west.

America is focusing on the wrong enemy

Commentary / World Feb 17, 2022

America is focusing on the wrong enemy

by Brahma Chellaney

U.S. President Joe Biden is treating a “rogue” Russia as a peer competitor, when he should be focused on the challenge from America’s actual peer, China.

Southeast Asia should prepare for a new cold war

Commentary / World Feb 4, 2022

Southeast Asia should prepare for a new cold war

by Thitinan Pongsudhirak

The Soviet Union lost the Cold War, but China is now giving the West a run for its money in the sequel. And Southeast Asia will once again be a major theater.

The Cold War playbook won’t help Alexei Navalny

Commentary / World Apr 28, 2021

The Cold War playbook won’t help Alexei Navalny

by Hal Brands

That Navalny ended his hunger strike and his life isn’t in imminent danger — for now — doesn't remove the underlying issue.

U.S.-China cold war will have more than two sides

Commentary / World Apr 8, 2021

U.S.-China cold war will have more than two sides

by Pankaj Mishra

The real danger ahead, however, is not so much a new cold war as binary modes of thinking that see stark divisions and antagonisms where none exist.

Hands up, hands off: China blames U.S. for troubled relationship

Commentary / Japan Feb 23, 2021

Hands up, hands off: China blames U.S. for troubled relationship

by Brad Glosserman

Maintaining that Beijing has no role or responsibility for troubles in U.S.-China relations will guarantee that those problems get worse.

New tricks and old truths for the world’s second oldest profession: spying

Commentary / World Dec 22, 2020

New tricks and old truths for the world’s second oldest profession: spying

by Brad Glosserman

The SolarWinds attack was a supply chain hack. One of the most successful U.S. espionage programs of the Cold War was a 20th-century version of this attack.

Pentagon's latest salvo against China's growing might: Cold War bombers

World | FOCUS Sep 3, 2020

Pentagon's latest salvo against China's growing might: Cold War bombers

by David Lague

The U.S. has been intensifying its challenge to China and its sweeping territorial claims over one of the world's most important strategic waterways.

U.S.-China confrontation not a replay of the Cold War

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.

China rivalry may put the U.S. back in the coup business

Commentary / World May 17, 2020

China rivalry may put the U.S. back in the coup business

by Hal Brands

As in the Cold War, Washington might once again find itself seeking covert options to prevent important countries from aligning with Beijing.

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