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The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (foreground) observes the Chinese PLA Navy vessel Luyang III while transiting the Taiwan Strait with the Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Montreal, on June 3, 2023. Andre T. Richard/U.S. Navy via AFP
The United States is taking an increasingly tough stance on China, making it clear it can’t continue with its aggressive behavior. And while this could prompt other Western countries and allies to adopt a similar approach, the United States can do more to keep its allies close and ensure they don’t become at risk of drifting into China’s embrace.
Anders Corr has a bachelor’s/master’s in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea” (2018).
