The Solomon Islands’ Unrest Is Part Of The Hybrid War On China

The Solomon Islands’ Unrest Is Part Of The Hybrid War On China

What this Hybrid War on the Solomon Islands has thus far shown is that small nations which switch their recognition from Taipei to Beijing will be punished through the external exacerbation of their preexisting identity tensions for regime change ends. The Solomon Islands was recently destabilized by large-scale riots that prompted the government to request…

The US’ Two “New Quads”: Challenges or Opportunities for China?

The US’ Two “New Quads”: Challenges or Opportunities for China?

These intriguing observations suggest that it’s possible for China and the US to economically cooperate through these two “New Quads” due to their overlapping interests in these networks’ flagship transregional connectivity projects, but only if Washington has the political will. The US established two “New Quads” this year that are functionally different from its original…

Lies, Lies and Nuclear Submarines

Lies, Lies and Nuclear Submarines

It looked like something of an ambush, but a coterie of Australian journalists had their man where they wanted him. Between sessions at the G20 Summit in Rome, and French President Emmanuel Macron found himself blunter than usual. The sundering of the relationship between Australia and France over the new trilateral security relationship between Canberra,…