Respecting Brexit
With the referendum of June 23, 2016, Britain has decided to leave the EU. Though this is controversial, there is good reason to respect the outcome of this form of British democracy.
Politics,Security,Hotspots
Brexit and the Future of Regionalism
The UK’s exit from the EU is a cautionary tale to other forms of regionalism. The US has dominated NATO, the North American Free Trade Area, and is also committed to constructing new types of regionalism such as the TPP and TTIP. Yet, it is questionable if this non-inclusive form of regionalism established will be sustainable.
Politics,Security,Hotspots,China
Prospects and Challenges for China after the South China Sea Arbitration
Hotspots,China,Southeast Asia
The South China Sea Ruling: Akin to Opening Pandora’s Box
Politics,Economy,Hotspots,China
Politics,Hotspots,China
China-US Dialogue on the South China Sea
Dai Bingguo’s address to the China-US Dialogue on the South China Sea Between Chinese and US Think Tanks on July 5, 2016, in Washington DC.
Politics,Hotspots
Brexit Vote: The Predicaments of Western Democracy
Today, Western democracy is trapped with its self-inflicted damage. Voting works if and only if voters understand what it is really about and the Brexit poll clearly demonstrated that the direction of fundamental policy choices could be out of the control of the people at large.
Politics,Economy,Hotspots
Brexit and Asia: Rationality versus Emotion
The June 23 Brexit referendum saw the UK vote to leave the European Union. The exit decision shocked the world with implications not only in the political and economic arenas of the UK and EU, but which also has far reaching repercussions beyond Europe.
Security,Hotspots,China
Can the US–China Strategic and Economic Dialogue Do Anything about the South China Sea?
Given Washington’s rather overheated rhetoric on the South China Sea, might future iterations of the SED achieve any breakthrough in this most volatile area of US–China strategic relations?
Security,Hotspots,China,Southeast Asia
The South China Sea: China Won’t Accept Cursory Judgement of its Inherent Rights
The arbitration proceedings that the Philippines initiated against China more than three years ago regarding issues in the South China Sea should soon reach its end, and the arbitral tribunal is expected to rule shortly.
Security,Hotspots,China
On Freedom of Navigation in the South China Sea
The fundamental guarantee of the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea is not the US or its military presence, but China, the coastal states, and regional countries’ commitment to peace, stability, prosperity, and development.
Security,Hotspots,China
The Recent China-US Airplane Incident: More than Meets the Eye
According to the Pentagon, on May 17, 2016, two Chinese J-11 fighter jets intercepted a US Navy EP-3 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance plane on a “routine patrol” in “international air space” about 100 nautical miles south of China’s mainland coast and 50 nm east of Hainan.
Security,Hotspots,China
The South China Sea Dispute: Truth and Fiction
Three years after it was launched, the curtain is coming down on the Philippines’ South China Sea arbitration case. Now is the time to take a step back from all the hustle and bustle to see through the past few years’ misrepresentations and distractions and get a clear understanding of the South China Sea issue.
