US-Vietnam Ties Under Trump in the Spotlight with Premier’s Visit
Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s trip to Washington is testament to Vietnam’s enduring importance as an emerging partner for the United States. This week, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is in Washington,...
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The Law and the Lady
By 1875, Wilkie Collins’ reputation as the leading practitioner of “sensation fiction” had already been established. The Law and the Lady builds on that tradition by introducing one of English...
View ArticleTrump may turn to Vietnam for help on South China Sea
“Vietnam sits in a very interesting position in Southeast Asia,” said Rodger Baker, vice president of strategic analysis at geopolitical intelligence firm Stratfor. Because Hanoi maintains a strong...
View ArticleMattis to focus on North Korea at Asian forum as allies seek clear US policy
By Idrees Ali and David Brunnstrom | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is expected to press for greater cooperation to contain North Korea’s nuclear and missile threat at a...
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Settlement of maritime dispute in the Bay of Bengal under UNCLOS
The focus of this book is the official position of maritime boundary talks between Myanmar and Bangladesh and the rules of International Law applicable to the delimitation of the maritime boundaries,...
View ArticleSouth Korea's military intentionally left out THAAD missile launchers in...
SEOUL – South Korea’s Defense Ministry “intentionally dropped” mentioning that four more launchers had been deployed for the controversial U.S. THAAD anti-missile system in a report to President Moon...
View ArticleTrump's big mistake in the South China Sea
Sign Up for Our free email newsletters The South China Sea, at least until last year, was the most important strategic issue in the Asia-Pacific, and certainly in the top five of potential global...
View ArticleDespite Tension with US in Pacific, China Invited to 2018 RIMPAC
The Chinese Navy multi-role frigate Hengshui and the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale transit in close formation during Rim of the Pacific 2016, July 28, 2016. (U.S. Navy photo/Ryan J....
View ArticleKabul attack 'reveals the barbaric nature of the enemy,' US military says
BREAKING THIS MORNING: A powerful explosion rocked the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital of Kabul this morning, killing more than 80 people and injuring more than 350, and the Taliban claims it...
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Philippine Military Kills 10 of Its Soldiers in Errant Airstrike
Photo A military helicopter in Marawi, a city in the southern Philippines. The government has been using airstrikes to try to drive out militants loyal to the Islamic State. Credit Ted Aljibe/Agence...
View ArticleWhat to Expect From the 2017 Shangri-La Dialogue
A look ahead at Asia’s premier annual security dialogue that kicks off this weekend in Singapore. SINGAPORE – This weekend, the 2017 iteration of the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) – Asia’s premier...
View ArticleSouth China Sea has strategic significance for world: US, Vietnam
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the disputed South China Sea has a strategic significance for the international community and any “unlawful”...
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Who Was Behind 9/11?: Executive Intelligence Review; Volume 43, Issue 18
War with Russia, China, and India, or Global Development Partnership? by Helga Zepp-LaRouche, chairman of the German political party BüSo April 22—In the absence of adequate public debate on a...
View ArticleThailand’s New Army Chief Makes First Singapore Visit
Chalermchai Sitthisad made his introductory trip to the city-state this week after taking over his new post late last year. Thailand’s army chief paid his first visit to Singapore this week in a trip...
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Terror test for China-Philippine strategic ties
As the Philippine military battles Islamic State-inspired terrorists in Marawi City in the southern Philippines, the Rodrigo Duterte administration is awaiting China’s response to an official request...
View ArticleDeterring Pyongyang: 2 US Supercarriers Hold Naval Drills off Korean Peninsula
For the first time in over two decades, two aircraft carriers are conducting a joint naval exercise off the Korean Peninsula. For the first time in over two decades, two U.S. Navy carrier strike...
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China to build secret South China Sea underwater 'observation station' to spy...
TORMENTING TRUMP Concerns growing that sensors will be laid on ocean floor to detect warships and submarines BEIJING is building an underwater observation system across the disputed East and South...
View ArticleThe Truth About Trump’s Asia Commitment Problem
The issue is far deeper than some are prepared to acknowledge, and addressing it demands far more than reassurance. SINGAPORE – At the Asia-Pacific Roundtable (APR) last week in Malaysia and in the...
View ArticleChina's growing naval might challenges US supremacy in Asia
By David Tweed and Adrian Leung / Bloomberg News Ship by ship, port by port, China has over the past two decades been assembling one of the essential engines of global power: a modern navy capable of...
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A Sea of Debt: Law and Economic Life in the Western Indian Ocean, 1780-1950...
In this innovative legal history of economic life in the Western Indian Ocean, Bishara examines the transformations of Islamic law and Islamicate commercial practices during the emergence of modern...
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