Giulio Pugliese

Commentaries by Giulio Pugliese

Giulio Pugliese

King’s College London, War Studies

Giulio specialises in the politics, both domestic and international, of the Asia-Pacific with a focus on Japan, China and the United States. He has presented at a variety of venues, and published articles and contributing chapters concerning academic, policy-oriented and commercial themes in Italy, the U.S. and Japan. His most recent, co-authored work, Sino-Japanese Power Politics: Might, Money, Minds (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017), will soon be translated into Korean. Most of his writings are available at: https://kcl.academia.edu/GiulioPugliese; Twitter handle: @PugliesAsia.

Abe Shinzo’s Resignation and Its Impact on Japan-China-US Relations
Sep 07 , 2020
The Japanese Prime Minister’s surprise resignation may affect Japan’s handling of its two most important bilateral relations, Japan-China and Japan-US relations.
China-US-Japan Relations Abe
COVID-19 and the US Blame-Game Against China
Aug 26 , 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has cemented the US-China “Cold War”, as evidenced by the US government communication efforts against China, with both domestic and international audiences in mind.
COVID-19 US China Policy
Offense is the Best Defense
Jul 21 , 2020
Japan’s decision to scrap an expensive land-based missile defense system coincides with an important rethink of its security strategy, in favor of offensive capabilities.
China-US-Japan Relations Regional Security Geopolitics
Is Japan Experiencing Buyer’s Remorse Over the US-China Pushback?
Jul 06 , 2020
The Abe government welcomed and fostered the US rethink on its China policy, but the COVID-19 crisis, along with the 2020 presidential elections, have accelerated and deepened Washington’s China pushback. Where will Japan situate itself between these two powers?
China-US-Japan Relations
Washington’s China Policy and the Risks of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
Jun 05 , 2020
The pandemic has accelerated the US pushback against China across the military, economic, and communication dimensions to new heights. There are serious risks of a US-China race to the bottom.
US China Policy America First Trade War China-US Economic Relations
Economic Nationalism in the Asia-Pacific and Potential Remedies
Oct 10 , 2019
The United States-China trade war will make us all poorer and exacerbate the risks of war.
Asia-Pacific Geoeconomics Trade War
Deepening US-China Economic Tensions: Implications for US Allies
Jun 03 , 2019
The latest escalation in US-China economic frictions points at worrisome trends. In the short run, US allies may benefit from US-China economic tensions, but serious dangers lie ahead.
Trade War China-Europe Relations China-US-Europe Relations Global Economy World Order
Europe Confronts “China First”
Apr 29 , 2019
Recently, Europe has been trying to redefine its economic relationship with China by taking a sterner approach towards its counterpart’s distorted market practice. In the process, China has softened its position out of necessity.
Belt and Road China-Europe Relations
Good Cop, Bad Cop – Good Cop, Mad Cop?
Apr 03 , 2019
Japan’s China policy has traditionally been reactive to a more assertive US grand strategy. Yet, in recent years Japan and the US have traded roles, as Abe advanced a China strategy that cajoled more active US support. However, Trump’s confrontational posture against China should worry Abe.
China-Japan Relations China-US-Japan Relations Geopolitics
The “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” as a Strategic Narrative
Feb 18 , 2019
Through the use of rhetorical narratives, the American “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” is intended to be an alternative to China’s Belt & Road Initiative, emboldening counterproductive geopolitical competition in the region.
Indo-Pacific South China Sea Belt and Road US-China Rivalry

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