Testing a Rival’s Response: China’s Gray Zone Tactics in Australia

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Geopolitical competition between major powers the United States and China continues to intensify in the Indo-Pacific region. Beyond economic rivalry, both nations use gray zone tactics – coercive strategies that remain below the threshold of war – to project power in each other’s sphere of influence. Australia, a key U.S.Continue Reading

China’s Undersea Cable Sabotage

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The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Raymond Powell – founder and director of SeaLight, a maritime transparency project of the Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation at Stanford University,Continue Reading