Biden Administration

Australia Fast-Tracks Itself Into a Formidable Naval Power With Sub Deal
THE JAPAN TIMES - APLN member Ramesh Thakur points out that there are several real risks that could yet thwart the AUKUS submarine deal.

Chip Wars Chasing Critical Technologies | Raisina Dialogue 2023
ORF - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan spoke to Szu-Chien Hsu and discussed how chip powerhouses like Taiwan would respond to these festering realities amidst Sino-American decoupling.

Carnegie Experts on the Ukraine War’s Long Shadow
CEIP - APLN member Tong Zhao argues that the Ukraine War likely contributed to China’s gradual acceptance of the Biden administration’s framework for “managing” competition by building guardrails.

A New Era Under Marcos? U.S.-Philippines Ties
USP-RSIS - APLN member Mely Caballero-Anthony features on the podcast "Engaging the Eagle" to discuss U.S.-Philippines ties and the Philippines' foreign policy under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Enduring Misperceptions: A Critical View of China-US ‘Decoupling’
Rukmani Gupta assesses the evolving narratives and misperceptions around 'economic decoupling' between the United States and China.

Enduring Misperceptions: A Critical View of China-US ‘Decoupling’
Rukmani Gupta assesses the evolving narratives and misperceptions around 'economic decoupling' between the United States and China.

China-Us Balloon Fracas
THE TRIBUNE - APLN member C Uday Bhaskar argues that for India, the ballon incident "would have important cues in relation to the standoff across the LAC and the unresolved territorial dispute."

The Chinese Spy Balloon Incident: An Urgent Need for Communication
THE DIPLOMAT - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan writes on the Chinese spy balloon incident and points out that there is an urgent need for standard operating procedures and open communication.

The Problem With Primacy: America’s Dangerous Quest to Dominate the Pacific
FOREIGN AFFAIRS - APLN Senior Associate Fellow Van Jackson argues that the US must respond to Asia as it exists rather than treating it as an abstract arena in which it can conduct power politics.

With US, China Variables, Does N. Korea’s Calculus Really Point to 7th Nuclear Test?
HANKYOREH - APLN member Cheong Wook-Sik writes on predictions of a possible seventh North Korean nuclear test.