Search results for: S. Frederick Starr
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Fixing Foreign Policy Problems: Indonesia’s Multilateral Ambition
…Last month, Indonesia celebrated the 77th anniversary of its independence. During the annual state of the nation address on August 16, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo spoke briefly…
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The Trap: China’s Debt Restructuring and Strategic Manipulation in Sri Lanka
…China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) isn’t quite as lucrative as often advertised. Ten projects found in six nations – Vanuatu, Indonesia, Myanmar, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and Hungary –…
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Japan in the Indo-Pacific: Investing in Partnerships in South and Southeast Asia
...Executive Summary: China’s engagement in the Southeast Asian region has been a fulcrum for change. Tokyo perceives Chinese behavior to be a threat to the rules-based order that has...
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Taiwan in the Wake of Nancy Pelosi’s Visit
…The wisdom of the U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to visit Taiwan has been questioned by commentators and politicians all over the world, not only by Beijing’s…
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Hijacking Speaker Pelosi’s Visit: Beijing Distends the Cross-Straits
…U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has reiterated that China is a master at manipulating the agenda and changing the narrative of what could…
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Pelosi’s Flight to Taiwan: Poking China in its Achilles’ Heel?
…U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on August 2 is an explicit demonstration of American resolve in the Indo-Pacific and commitment to the U.S. allies and…
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Impact of NATO’s New Strategic Concept on the Indo-Pacific
…It took barely a decade to turn the NATO security assessment on its head. The NATO strategic concept, a binding document that lays down the very reason for…
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Japan’s Global Health Diplomacy and the COVAX Facility
…From the perspective of Japan’s global health diplomacy, its commitment to the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) Facility has been of significance in the middle of the coronavirus…
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Ukraine Will Impose Caution on China’s Aspirations in Taiwan
…Seen from a Russian-Chinese perspective, in many ways Ukraine and Taiwan are similar. Both nations are ethnically, socially and culturally deeply connected to their main adversary. Both are…
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Japan’s Diplomatic Commitment to the Global Fund
…On April 21, 2022, Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM or the Global Fund) paid a courtesy visit to…