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Is China Preparing for a War Over Taiwan, or Has the West Got It Wrong? Here Are the Indicators

Tom Harper, University of East London At a time when Russia has been making gains in Ukraine and the Middle East appears to be on the brink of

Matthew Sussex, Australian National University In recent weeks, U.S. President Joe Biden has boldly referred to the United States as the world’s

On October 22, 2023, two separate collisions took place near Second Thomas Shoal, an underwater feature that an international tribunal in 2016 ruled

Denghua Zhang, Australian National University and Bernard Yegiora, Divine Word University China has been steadily increasing its footprint in the

Shaun Narine, St. Thomas University (Canada) The western world’s support for Israel as it attacks Gaza has provoked fury across the Arab world and

China’s red carpet treatment for “handsome boy” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese offered an intriguing blueprint for Beijing’s shifting

Henryk Szadziewski, University of Hawaii and Graeme Smith, Australian National University Just before the second summit between the U.S. and the

The idea of “AUKUS Plus” has reemerged after the U.K. Foreign Affairs Committee issued a 2023 report saying the United Kingdom should extend

Last month, U.S. and Chinese officials met on the sidelines of the International Astronautical Congress and talked about coordinating space traffic

Shaun Narine, St. Thomas University (Canada) Canada’s deepening divide with India following its accusation that the Indian government was

The new book “Taiwan: A Contested Democracy Under Threat” presents a weighing up of the impasse that Taiwan finds itself in vis-a-vis China. Amid a

By Shaun Tandon, AFP Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States has sought to isolate Moscow and pressure China to keep its distance. With war