Topic:East Asia — Global Security Review %

Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Strategic AdversariesChina, command-and-control systems, declaratory policy, decontamination, deterrence credibility, dual-capable aircraft, East Asia, extended deterrence, Guardian Tiger exercises, Henry Kissinger, Indo-Pacific Command, integrated deterrence, Korea, logistics continuity, low-yield nuclear options, NATO nuclear planning group, North Korea, nuclear consultative group, nuclear escalation, nuclear taboos, Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy, operational gap, P5 Joint Statement, peace in East Asia. , proportional response, radiological detection, regional security, sea-based assets, South Korea, strategic communication, survivable second-strike posture, tactical nuclear flexibility, tactical nuclear strike, trilateral dynamics, US, US Forces Korea

The Case for US Low-Yield Nuclear Options in Korea

Ju Hyung Kim0 Comments

The Atlantic Council’s recent report detailing the outcomes of the Guardian Tiger tabletop exercises revealed a sobering scenario. If North Korea were to conduct a tactical nuclear strike against South…

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Strategic AdversariesAmerican leadership, American power, Beijing, ccp, Chinese Communist Party, East Asia, Fei-Ling Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology , global competition, globalization, Great Firewall of China, nuclear balance, PRC-USA rivalry, responsibility to protect, right to intervene, Sino-American military conflict, smart weapons, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan independence, US allies, world governance, world order

The PRC-USA Rivalry and Taiwan

Fei-Ling Wang0 Comments

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a formidable force locked in a global competition with the United States for power and leadership. The…

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Deterrence & Foreign PolicyAfghanistan, attack, Budapest, China, Czech, East Asia, Foreign Policy, Iron Curtain, Japan, nazis, Nuclear Deterrence, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Soviet Union, Ukraine, Vietnam, Weinberger Doctrine

Is America’s Foreign Policy Incoherent?

Michael Fincher0 Comments

American history is imbued with a long-standing skepticism of intervention and long-term commitments that began with George Washington’s farewell address. While there is wisdom in this view, it is even…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyChina, East Asia, Japan, Taiwan, United States

Confronting Japan to Defend Against China: Senkaku as a Case Study in Taiwan’s Politics

Moises de Souza & Dean Karalekas

The city council of Okinawa’s Ishigaki-shi approved legislation June 22 to change the district name of the Senkaku Islands from Tonoshiro to Tonoshiro Senkaku, prompting a stern response from the…

Defense & SecurityChina, East Asia, Japan, Taiwan, United States

The New Taiwan Strait Crisis: a Dangerous Decade Ahead

Foreign Brief

Foreign Brief analysis by Tommy Chai (May 31, 2019) What's Happening?China’s military expansion is occurring at a time when Taiwan is becoming more resistant to cross-strait reunification, and the U.S.…