Editorials Jun 5, 2019
As expected, China figures prominently at Asian security meeting.
Asia Pacific | FOCUS Jun 3, 2019
Trump's Huawei problem: Asia doesn't want U.S. to kneecap China
by Iain Marlow
Smoking cigarettes at Singapore's Shangri-La Hotel, the site of Asia's most prominent annual defense forum, members of China's military found themselves surprisingly upbeat this weekend. They expected the event to follow a typical routine: The U.S. and its friends gang up on China, leaving it ...
Asia Pacific / Politics | FOCUS May 30, 2019
China-U.S. tensions loom large as Shangri-La Dialogue addresses Asian security issues
by J. Berkshire Miller
This weekend, Singapore will once again host — under the stewardship of the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD). The SLD is Asia's key venue to convene senior government officials, active military brass, scholars and other professionals to discuss Asian security ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Jun 2, 2018
Modi threads path between rising China and an uncertain U.S. at first Shangri-La Dialogue appearance
by Marc Champion and Iain Marlow
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis described India as the "fulcrum" of security in the Indo-Pacific region as he traveled this week to an annual security conference in Singapore, attended for the first time by an Indian leader. But if Mattis was hoping that Prime Minister ...
Asia Pacific Jun 3, 2017
Mattis dials up U.S. pressure on China over North Korea, South China Sea
Washington respects Beijing’s efforts to restrain Pyongyang but won’t accept the militarization of islands in the South China Sea, the U.S. defense chief tells the annual Shangri-La Dialogue.
National Jun 5, 2016
Diplomatic tag teams emerge as countries find new ways to stand up to China
When U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter spoke at a key Asian security summit over the weekend, he used the word "principled" 38 times, floating his vision of a U.S.-backed "security network" of countries in the region. Several delegations were quick to respond to the idea ...
Asia Pacific May 29, 2015
U.S. hopes releasing images of Chinese island-building will spur Asian response
By releasing video of Beijing's island reclamation work and considering more assertive maritime actions, the United States is signaling a tougher stance over the South China Sea and trying to spur Asian partners to more action. The release last week of the surveillance plane footage ...