Asia-Pacific

U.S.-China Nuclear Competition Beneath the South China Sea

Key Points : Roughly $3.4 trillion in trade passes through the South China Sea annually, yet both the U.S. and China keep investing in nuclear submarines because deterrence, not war, is the stated goal. China's Bastion doctrine is not coastal defense. The JL-3 missile gives Type 094 submarines the...

Şakir Oruç - March 12, 2026

Weekly Strategic Brief – 15

April 17, 2026

Weekly Strategic Brief – 14

April 10, 2026

Weekly Strategic Brief – 13

April 3, 2026

Weekly Strategic Brief – 12

March 27, 2026

Measuring Strategic Rupture: NSS-2025 and the Rewiring of US Grand Strategy

Key Points: • NSS-2025 represents a structural break in US grand strategy, not an incremental adjustment.• Measurement across 17 strategic...

Engin Büker - January 2, 2026

China’s Semiconductor “Manhattan Project”: Breaking the EUV Monopoly

Key Points: • Monopoly Disrupted: China tested a prototype EUV machine, challenging ASML’s long-standing global monopoly.• Scale: A secret, state-funded...

Mustafa Kirisci - December 26, 2025

How NSS-2025 Resets the Transatlantic Security Equation

Key Points: • NSS-2025 replaces order-driven US strategy with an interest-based framework.• NATO’s burden structure shifts with rising expectations for...

Mustafa Kirisci - December 11, 2025

China showcases autonomous submarine-hunting drone with major strategic implications

China has unveiled the Wing Loong X, a large autonomous drone it claims can independently detect, classify and strike...

Strategic Analysis Unit - November 27, 2025