Southeast Asia

China's Great Leap Backward: So Much For the Next Dominant Superpower

The Chinese century is over. Facing upside-down demographic and economic trends, China is heading off the cliff. Trump's tariffs make that much, much…

May 22 •

U.S. Tariffs May Drive China’s Economy Into a Depression, Experts Say

"Beijing will have to make a deal at some point, or this recession does turn into a depression.” Rod Martin, founder and CEO of Martin Capital, told The…

May 8 •

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Fifty Years After Saigon: Remembering the Nobility of a Betrayed Cause

We must remember not just South Vietnam's fall, but why it fell.

Apr 30 •

The CCP Thought the U.S. Was Dead. Instead They Got a Lesson From John Wayne.

The Chinese cannot replace the U.S. market. Without it, the Chinese economy collapses.

Apr 19 •

Cue Up the Photographers for Diplomats Fleeing the Embassy Roof

Why must Democrats always sell out the people we promised to protect?

Aug 15, 2021 •

India’s Own String of Pearls

New Delhi is boosting its defense presence across the Indo-Pacific, as Beijing’s footprint also grows.

Oct 26, 2018 •

The Coral Sea: The Mirror Image of the South China Sea

Australia, like China, is militarizing the waters off its eastern coast.

Oct 3, 2018 •

Could Britain Become the New Singapore?

Brexit creates some staggering opportunities, if the Tories will but seize them.

Jul 2, 2017 •

Japanese Exceptionalism

Japan and the United States are both nations built on the idea that they were ordained by God and history to rule.

Jun 28, 2017 •

What Past Empires Tell Us About the Future

Four maps that highlight what parts of the world looked like in the past, and that point the way toward what may come in the future.

Mar 27, 2017 •

The Geopolitics of Now, in Four Maps

A picture is worth a thousand words. Especially when it comes to China, the Middle East, Europe, and Russia.

Jan 24, 2017 •

A Century of Marxism-Leninism

Human beings can be remarkably dense.

Jan 7, 2017 •

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