Tag Archive for: "Asia–Pacific"
The Strategist Six: Patrick M. Cronin

Welcome to The Strategist Six, a feature that provides a glimpse into the thinking of prominent academics, government officials, military officers, reporters and interesting individuals from around the world. 1. Now that China is overtly …

Three cheers for the hegemon!

The Australian government’s linear, one dimensional strategic thinking is again on open and disturbing display. It simply appears to consist of ‘three cheers for the hegemon’! Prime Minister Turnbull recently welcomed the prospect of growing …

France and security in the Asia–Pacific

  France’s defence- and security-related activities in the Asia–Pacific are often underestimated, sometimes distorted or simply ignored. The natural focus on the role of major powers in the region—the US, China, India and Japan—causes the …

Strategic autonomy for the European Union

In the face of an increasingly contested international order, the European Union is strengthening its security and defence capacities. In June, the 28 Leaders of the European Union welcomed the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy that was presented …