Photo By: Getty Images By: Hamad Abbas, Columnist In recent years, China has strategically used its lending practices for coercive influence in the Indo-Pacific. The United States should approach countering Chinese debt-trap diplomacy through encouraging the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to improve its lending practices. For instance, China has used loans to coerce its neighbors … Continue reading Rethinking the IMF to Counterbalance Chinese Debt Traps
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China’s Spreading Arctic Interests
The Xue Long (Snow Dragon). Photo Credit: International Polar Foundation By: Ezra Shapiro, Columnist Over the past two decades, and particularly in the last five years, China has steadily expanded its footprint in the Arctic. Receding sea ice is unlocking the region’s economic and geostrategic potential, opening the door to resource, trade and security advantages … Continue reading China’s Spreading Arctic Interests
How to Stop the Insurgency in Southern Thailand
Thai soldiers in Pattani in 2011. Photo Credit: AFP By: Yuri Neves, Columnist For decades, Thailand has been experiencing an insurgency in its three southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat. Despite thousands of deaths, the Thai government has done little to actually address the causes of this insurgency. The military junta has contemplated opening … Continue reading How to Stop the Insurgency in Southern Thailand
REPORT: Cross-Strait Relations and the Future of Taiwan
Dr. Shelley Rigger and Dr. Robert Wang speak on Cross-Strait relations. Photo Credit: Martina Hukel By: Martina Hukel, Reporter On February 22, 2019, the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service’s Asian Studies Program hosted an event on "Cross-Strait Relations and the Future of Taiwan" that featured a conversation between Dr. Shelley Rigger and Dr. Robert … Continue reading REPORT: Cross-Strait Relations and the Future of Taiwan
A “Near-Arctic” Newcomer: China’s Maturing Arctic Strategy
Graphic design for annual Barents Spektakel in Kirkenes, Norway, depicting Chinese characters in celebration of the festival’s 2019 theme: ‘The World’s Northernmost Chinatown’” Photo Credit: Pikene på Broen AS, featured at Crypolitics. By: Ashley Postler, Columnist The globalized nature of climate change—“what happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic”[i]—and the vast economic … Continue reading A “Near-Arctic” Newcomer: China’s Maturing Arctic Strategy
Encouraging Cross-Border Data Flows Can Enable the U.S. to Maintain its Edge in AI
Global Connections (World map texture credits to NASA) Photo Credit: Getty Images. By: Diane Pinto, Columnist When it comes to artificial intelligence as with other commercial and military tools, it is strategically best for U.S. interests for the U.S. to remain at the forefront. So, when reports come out that China could overtake the U.S. … Continue reading Encouraging Cross-Border Data Flows Can Enable the U.S. to Maintain its Edge in AI
REPORT: The New Arctic: Navigating the Realities, Possibilities, and Problems
Photo Credit: School of Foreign Service By: Daniel Zhang, Columnist “What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic,” was the overarching theme for the panel discussion hosted by Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (ISD) on its latest working group report, titled “The New Arctic: Navigating the Realities, Possibilities, and … Continue reading REPORT: The New Arctic: Navigating the Realities, Possibilities, and Problems
How to Keep China Out of Greenland? Start by Asking the Greenlandic People
Members of the Chinese scientific expedition team pose for photos onboard China's icebreaker Snow Dragon, July 31, 2017, during the country's first circumnavigation of the Arctic rim. Photo Credit: Yu Qiongyuan/Zuma Press By: Christine Bang-Andersen, Columnist Trying its best to finally cut its colonial ties and gain independence from Denmark, Greenland has begun exploring alternatives for economic … Continue reading How to Keep China Out of Greenland? Start by Asking the Greenlandic People
Reframe the U.S.-China AI Arms Race
Photo Credit: Financial Times By: Daniel Zhang, Columnist In the past five years, there has been an explosive increase in the use and research of artificial intelligence in emerging military technologies. A faceoff between the United States and China is almost guaranteed and some even suggest a forthcoming “AI arms race” between two great powers.[i] … Continue reading Reframe the U.S.-China AI Arms Race
China’s Narrative Warfare in East Asia
A fleet of ships sail out at sea as China and Russia's naval joint drill concludes in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China, September 19, 2016. Photo Credit: Reuters By Kevin Truitte, Columnist The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has embarked on an expansion of its regional power in East Asia. The PRC—under the rule of the … Continue reading China’s Narrative Warfare in East Asia