... however, that the numerous dialogue mechanisms that exist in the Asia-Pacific region are purely imitative and decorative in nature.... ... strategies that have emerged in Asia and are designed to counterbalance China will be seen by many smaller countries in the region as an ... ... assertiveness, at least to the extent possible.
Anton Tsvetov:
ASEAN and Russia Look to Achieve Their Full Potential
In the coming ... ... ‘Indo-Pacific’ initiatives and platforms. The revived U.S.–Japan–Australia–India quadrilateral dialogue - no doubt aimed ...
... with a potential East Asian crisis, which suggests that the issue of “rising China” is becoming an increasingly higher priority on Atlantic strategists’... ... already emerged) as such a rival.
Game plan
REUTERS/Tim Kelly
Nikolai Murashkin:
Japan–US Union and Southeast Asia: Getting
closer to cement the status quo?
The... ... which would be inevitable
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Will NATO pass the China test?
Salvatore Babones:
The Asia-Pacific: More Stable than Anyone Thinks
Will Europeans show their solidarity with...
... the suspended project for a national electronic payments system, broadly analogous to Japan's JCB. The French government has postponed its decision as regards the Mistral... ... deteriorating. One obvious way to respond to this is to reach out to Asia and the Pacific. China, of course, will not follow Western sanctions: it is more likely to exploit them... ... circumstances, a Japan-Russia rapprochement will actually benefit U.S. strategy in the Asia-Pacific.
South Korea is another potential purveyor of technology and investment...
