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The latest flurry of U.S. diplomacy shows how the president is all about “minilateralism.”

The latest flurry of U.S. diplomacy shows how the president is all about “minilateralism.”

Planning is already underway for three-nation naval patrols in the South China Sea ahead of a high-profile summit next week among the leaders of the United States, Japan and the Philippines, senior officials have said. Philippine ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel Romualdez was quoted by the Financial Times on Wednesday saying that Washington, Tokyo…

The United States has long taken for granted the security and effectiveness of shipping lanes. Americans count on them to fill store shelves with products around the world, while not giving how they get there a second thought. Now security concerns in the Red Sea and drought induced capacity constraints limiting the Panama Canal are forcing shippers to reroute, resulting in delays and higher shipping costs. This occurs in the backdrop of tensions in the Turkish Straits and the South China Sea with polar routes getting more attention. What actions should the United States be taking to ensure th...

A view of Beijing as coercive and aggressive has the potential to push countries towards the West if it does not soften, analysts sayChina ‘cannot keep shooting itself in the foot and then blame Manila or Washington for pulling the trigger’, says Wilson Centre fellow