Ma Shikun, Senior Journalist, the People’s Daily
Jul 29, 2020
The United States has moved increasingly from neutrality to direct intervention, which threatens stable peace. Saber-rattling and ill-advised words by U.S. leaders only makes things worse.
Giulio Pugliese, King’s College London, War Studies
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.
He Wenping, Research Fellow, West Asia and Africa Studies Institute of the China Academy of Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2020
Attacks on nuclear-related sites in Iran set back the country’s ability to refine uranium by at least one or two years. Retaliation against Israel can be expected, maybe even war. But in an election year, the U.S. will probably keep its distance.
Wu Shicun, President, China Institute of South China Sea Studies
Jul 20, 2020
The influence of the United States can be seen in virtually every move of countries in the region that have a stake. China needs to promote its role as an anchor of peace and stability.
Zhang Tuosheng, Academic Committee Member at Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding, Peking University
Jul 09, 2020
The region is at a critical crossroads. At stake is whether it will see more peaceful development or move toward a new cold war. Strengthened cooperation is the best choice to overcome difficulties.
Hu Shisheng, Director of Institute of South Asian Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.
Jul 09, 2020
China and India have found themselves in one of the worst border clashes since 1962. The two neighbors ought to take serious steps to fundamentally change the relationship to ensure that border clashes do not happen again.
Philip Cunningham, Independent Scholar
Jul 02, 2020
In 1962, American Ambassador John Kenneth Galbraith deftly diffused tensions between China and India to stop an escalating conflict. Sixty years later, diplomats would do well to heed his example in moderating Sino-Indian tensions.
He Yafei, Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Jun 10, 2020
The outbreak of the coronavirus has changed some fundamental things in the world order. Post-pandemic global governance will likely feature significant fragmentation. And it could unfold in a variety of ways.
Ramses Amer, Associated Fellow, Institute for Security & Development Policy, Sweden
Li Jianwei, Director and Research Fellow, National Institute for South China Sea Studies
May 25, 2020
Cooperative inspections by China and Vietnam have been effective in some ways. But they have not resolved basic problems, including overfishing. With the latest agreement expiring in June, it’s time to think in a holistic way.
Richard Javad Heydarian, Professorial Chairholder in Geopolitics, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
May 17, 2020
The South China Sea has seen an uptick in maritime showdown in recent months. The upshot is a dangerous, multifaceted Cold War just when the world needs maximum cooperation against COVID-19.