Category: Indo-Pacific

Cho quoted in the Diplomat on geopolitical tensions in East Asia

Original Source On July 18, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Sungmin Cho was quoted in the Diplomat regarding heightened geopolitical tensions in East Asia and the implications for South Korea. He emphasized the increased risk of unconventional action by an emboldened Kim Jong Un, such as terrorist attacks on South Korean infrastructure and civilians.  Fellow Sungmin

Kerg referenced in Taipei Times on impact of potential China-Taiwan conflict

ORIGINAL SOURCE On June 17, IPSI nonresident fellow Brian Kerg’s recent New Atlanticist piece, “Think China can already take Taiwan easily? Think again,” was referenced by Taipei Times regarding the impact of a potential China-Taiwan conflict on countries close to Taiwan.  Fellow Brian Kerg Nonresident Fellow Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Kerg re-published in Asia Times

Original Source On June 22, IPSI nonresident fellow Brian Kerg’s recent New Atlanticist piece, “Think China can already take Taiwan easily? Think again,” was re-published in the Asia Times. In the piece, Kerg argues that China seeks to create a false narrative that it would inevitably prevail in an invasion of Taiwan. Fellow Brian Kerg

Hinata-Yamaguchi quoted in South China Morning Post on East China Sea tensions

ORIGINAL SOURCE On June 18, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi was quoted in a South China Morning Post article, discussing potential new conflict flashpoints in the East China Sea due to a new Chinese coastguard law.  Fellow Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi Nonresident Senior Fellow Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Defense Policy Indo-Pacific

Cho in War on the Rocks

Original Source On April 4, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Sungmin Cho published a piece in War on the Rocks suggesting that a crisis in northeast Asia is more likely to start on the Korean Peninsula than in Taiwan. Fellow Sungmin Cho Nonresident Senior Fellow Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security China Defense

Kerg in Executive Intelligence Review

Original Source On March 24, IPSI Nonresident Fellow Brian Kerg’s recent New Atlanticist article on the unlikelihood of a “short, sharp war” between the United States and China was referenced in an article by the Executive Intelligence Review. Fellow Brian Kerg Nonresident Fellow Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Afghanistan Conflict Related