Authoritarian Sharp Power: Comparing China and Russia
The notion and practices of “sharp power” are increasingly grabbing our attention. This is so as the ascent of sharp power is taking place amidst the recent retreat […]
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An Exchange with Alexander Lukin on Russo-Chinese Relations: The New Rapprochement
Below is a dialogue consisting of questions asked by Gilbert Rozman after reading the new book and responses by Alexander Lukin clarifying the arguments of the book. First […]
From Friend to Foe-ish: Washington’s Negative Turn on the Belt and Road Initiative
Despite its status as a Pacific power, the United States has been somewhat peripheral to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) since the latter’s inception in late 2013. […]
Synopsis of the 2018 Asan Plenum: “Illiberal International Order”
The agenda of the 2018 Asan Plenum included a keynote address, a book launch, four plenary sessions, and fourteen panels meeting simultaneously in groups of two or three. […]
The Interference Operations from Putin’s Kremlin and Xi’s Communist Party: Forging a Joint Response
Xi Jinping’s Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin are systematically interfering in the politics and undermining the institutions of democratic nations.1 Xi’s China and Putin’s Russia […]
Washington Insights: April 2018
The pace of change was overwhelming in the final weeks of winter and the first month of spring. Moon Jae-in appeared to be in the driver’s seat, but […]
An American Lens on China’s Interference and Influence-Building Abroad
Last June, Australian reporters for the Four Corners program released a bombshell documentary compiling much of the known (and some previously unknown) facts about Huang Xiangmo and Chau […]
Understanding the Challenge from China
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy (NSS) characterizes China as a “revisionist power” that is “attempting to erode American security and prosperity” and “shape a world antithetical to […]
With Friends Like These: Japan-ROK Cooperation and US Policy
Although they share a common ally, history and politics keep Japan and South Korea at arm’s length and severely limit their defense cooperation. Since at least the mid-1990s, […]
China’s Discourse of “Civilization”: Visions of Past, Present, and Future
In early 2017, Chinese president Xi Jinping gave a speech at a domestic national security seminar in which he boldly stated his aspiration to have China take on […]