The Asia-Pacific: More Stable than Anyone Thinks

... something approaching maritime guerilla warfare in order to resist Chinese expansion in the South China Sea. They are reportedly considering a formal alliance directed against... ... long-festering disputes can be added to this list: the disagreement between Japan and Russia over the Kurile Islands , the legacy of North Korea's historical abductions... ... preponderance of force - and not in China's favor. The Asia-Pacific region is riddled with conflicts, cold, warm, and hot. It doesn't help that the countries of the region are...