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THE NEW GREAT GAME
By Thomas Woodrow The former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan sit astride some of the world's most valuable oil and gas reserves or the routes to those...
CHINA’S “TSUSHIMA” ANTICARRIER STRATEGY
By Thomas Woodrow China's navy is developing a Taiwan-scenario strategy to defeat U.S. naval forces by luring them into predetermined target areas and ambushing them with an array of anticarrier...
CHINA OPENS PANDORA’S NUCLEAR BOX
By Thomas Woodrow The transfer and sale of Chinese-origin nuclear weapons and missile technologies has started a spiraling cycle of proliferation with grave consequences for security in South and East...
THE SINO-SAUDI CONNECTION
By Thomas Woodrow Although current Chinese relations with Saudi Arabia are largely linked to Beijing's quickly growing appetite for imported energy resources, China's long-term goal may be to replace the...
BEIJING’S MISSILE CONTROLS: LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE
By Thomas Woodrow China's announcement in late August of a regime of export controls for missiles, missile-related items and technologies is a victory of sorts for U.S. diplomacy but likely...
CHINA RISING, AMERICA SLEEPING
The recent release of two U.S. government studies on China--the Pentagon's annual report of Chinese military strength, and the findings of the Congressional U.S.-China Security Review Commission--should come as a...