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Welcome to post Wuhan world disorder
The world is faced with triple crises—geopolitical power shifts, global health crisis and economic depression. China is the common factor underlying all three.
https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/welcome-post-wuhan-world-disorder
Understand The Chinese Mindset To Reset Relations
How China Brings India and America Closer
The deadly clashes between Chinese and Indian forces have led to a military face-off along their disputed Himalayan border. Several rounds of talks have produced an agreement on disengagement of forces deployed in eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation. Still, there is no agreement on de-escalation that will result in the withdrawal of forces, heavy armour, tanks and artillery deployed close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
https://openthemagazine.com/essays/how-china-brings-india-and-america-closer/
The pandemic’s geopolitical aftershocks
The triple crises of geopolitical power shifts, the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic disasters that flow from it will shape global politics, restructure global supply chains and bring an end to unregulated globalisation. The post-pandemic world is yet to take shape, but it’s likely to be as divided and bifurcated as occurred after World War II.
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-pandemics-geopolitical-aftershocks/
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My Publications 1983 - 2020
Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific: Perspectives from China, India, and the United States
In the twenty-first century, the Indo-Pacific, which spans from the western Pacific Ocean to the western Indian Ocean along the eastern coast of Africa, has emerged as a crucial geostrategic region for trade, investment, energy supplies, cooperation, and competition.
China and India: Great Power Rivals
Despite burgeoning trade and cultural links, China and India remain fierce competitors in a world of global economic rebalancing, power shifts, resource scarcity, environmental degradation, and other transnational security threats.
Dragon on Terrorism: Assessing China’s Tactical Gains and Strategic Losses Post-September 11
The U. S. relationship with China and the global war on terrorism are the two most significant strategic challenges faced by the Bush administration. Both are vital and complex; the way the administration manages them will shape American security for many years.