published in The World Today
The global pandemic has shifted international relations in the Indo-Pacific. But before the pandemic, there was already concern in how relations would develop. Paskal identifies three trends: internal divisions over how to engage with China, uncertainty about the future, and "hedging." The last was that countries could engage with China economically while also maintaining a "'hedge' in the form of some sort of defense or intelligence partnership with the US."
1301 days ago