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Tag Archives: South China Sea

Balancing China at the United Nations

8 December 2020by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Henrik B.L. Larsen War on the Rocks If the COVID-19 pandemic is to have any positive geopolitical impact whatsoever, it should be drawing full attention to China’s attempt to […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Death and Valor on a Warship Doomed by its Own Navy

6 February 2019by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose, & Robert Faturechi ProPublica A little after 1:30 a.m. on June 17, 2017, Alexander Vaughan tumbled from his bunk onto the floor of his […]

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NATIONAL SECURITY

Losing the South China Sea

1 August 2017by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Bill Hayton Foreign Policy Vietnam’s history is full of heroic tales of resistance to China. But this month Hanoi bent the knee to Beijing, humiliated in a contest over […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

A U.S. Retreat From TPP Will Empower China

22 November 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

Editorial The New York Times The limits of President Obama’s ability to reassure the world about America’s future role in the international sphere was apparent at the summit meeting of […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LAW

The South China Sea Arbitration: Implications for the Senkaku Islands

19 July 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Ryan Scoville Lawfare One of the big takeaways from the South China Sea arbitration is that the high-tide features in the Spratly Islands are mere “rocks” under Article 121(3) […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LAW, NATIONAL SECURITY

U.S. and Chinese “Cracks” and the Future of Cross-Pacific Relations

13 June 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Andreas Kuersten The Montreal Review It’s a quiet Sunday afternoon in the nation’s capital, September 27th, 2015; the day after Chinese President Xi Xinping departed for New York City.  Chinese flags […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Nuclear Bastions, From the USSR to China

6 June 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Kyle Mizokami The Week Last week, The Guardian announced that China was preparing to send its nuclear missile-armed submarines into the South China Sea. China’s excuse — that it […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

What China’s Increasing Militarism Means for the World

27 May 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Peter Navarro World Affairs Will there be war with China? That may well be determined by which presidential candidate wins the White House this year, and what policies the […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Increasing use of Hybrid Warfare Among Great Powers

13 January 2016by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Richard Weitz Yale Global Recent clashes in Ukraine, Syria and the South China Sea indicate the magnitude of the challenges that revisionist powers Russia and China present to the […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Assessing Naval Buildups in the South China Sea

15 July 2015by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Steven Stashwick The Diplomat After decades of operating legacy Soviet platforms, Vietnam’s navy is acquiring advanced new frigates from Russia and the Netherlands, capable new Russian diesel-electric submarines, and […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

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