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Synopsis Tensions in the South China Sea (SCS) have somewhat abated but the latent flashpoint remains. In mid-October 2018, a near collision took place between an American and Chinese warship. The US has attacked Beijing’s expansionism. In September 2018, Japan conducted its first-ever submarine drills in the waters. If the dispute escalates, ASEAN will notContinue reading “The South China Sea Disputes: Makings of a New Cold War? KB Teo”

I write current affairs blogs. Welcome comments. Hong Kong Turmoil 2019: A Dismal Future? KB Teo SYNOPSISThere are three main causes.  One, fear over Beijing’s growing control. Two, erosion of its “freedoms”.   Three, the high costs of living. Many Hong Kong people cannot afford decent housing. COMMENTARYUnder the 30 June 1997, China-UK Handover Agreement,Continue reading “www.asiapacific-security.com”

Can  China and America escape the Thucydides’ Trap? This is an existential threat to human civilisation.  Two thousand five hundred years ago, Thucydides warned about misperceptions and fears that destroyed Athens and Sparta in ancient Greece. Today, a rising China threatens the ruling American hegemon. Fear and miscalculations led to an unwanted disastrous war.  ProfessorContinue reading “Can China and America escape the Thucydides’ Trap?”

Hong Kong’s 2019 Turmoil: A Dismal Future? SYNOPSIS As Hong Kong’s political crisis deepens, what are the options open to Beijing and what are the priority issues for the Hong Kong leadership? COMMENTARY THE TURMOIL currently sweeping Hong Kong is driven primarily by four main causes. One, fear of Beijing’s growing control. Two, concern overContinue reading “Hong Kong’s 2019 Turmoil: A Dismal Future?”

ASEAN: Towards a   Security Community? KB Teo SYNOPSIS The EU is the only regional organisation to develop into a Security Community.  ASEAN is steadily growing into one. ASEAN’s main strategy is to stay united and actively engage the Great Powers. COMMENTARY The American political scientist Karl Deutsch defined a Security Community (SC) as one inContinue reading “ASEAN: Towards a Security Community?”