YCW Editorial reviews this novel, set in the near future, which imagines a conflict in the South China Sea escalating into war.
Book Review – “2034: A Novel of the Next World War” by Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis

YCW Editorial reviews this novel, set in the near future, which imagines a conflict in the South China Sea escalating into war.
Ketian Vivian Zhang discusses how China uses coercion in maritime and trade disputes.
Evan A Laksmana shares his views on changing dynamics between China and Southeast Asian countries, the influence of domestic elites, China’s vaccine diplomacy, and why RCEP should not be seen as a China-led agreement.
Shen Dingli, Associate Dean at Fudan University’s Institute of International Studies and adviser on arms control and regional security, talks to YCW about the most pressing security issues facing China, spanning land reclamation in the South China Sea, Sino-U.S. relations, agitation from Pyongyang, Taiwan and tension with India. A must read for any China-watchers with a security focus.
Ernie Bower, founder and CEO of BowerGroupAsia, a consulting firm, speaks to YCW about U.S. policy toward ASEAN countries under the Trump administration and where he would go in Asia if he was starting out in his career today.