25 August 2022

ChinaUS rivalry no new Cold War

Seventy-five years ago this July, the US diplomat George Kennan published his seminal essay in Foreign Affairs introducing the idea of containment. In The Sources of Soviet Conduct, Kennan advocated for a policy of containment against Soviet expansionism. As some in Washington prepare for a new Cold War with China, the Kennan-era template is being pressed into service again.

5 November 2021

Double standards: The Quads maritime rule of law hypocrisy

If the Quad wants to hold any moral authority on a global level, it should ensure its members observe the rule of law at sea.