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Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of nine books, including "Water, Peace, and War" (Rowman & Littlefield).

European scramble for energy comes at Asia's expense

EU moves to wean itself off Russian oil and gas is creating a self-defeating trap

Washington's clumsy attempts to bully India must stop

Undermining its relationship with New Delhi will cost the U.S. dearly

China continues its territorial advances in Asia

Strategy relies on a steady progression of actions to outmaneuver rival states

Ukraine war puts U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy in jeopardy

Focus on Russia will curtail efforts to limit Chinese expansionism

Beijing Winter Olympics a troubling reminder of 1936 Games

International participation risks emboldening Xi Jinping

Biden's Afghan debacle has emboldened China and Russia

Moscow and Beijing are ratcheting up military aggression from Ukraine to Taiwan

The Quad needs an economic pillar to stand on

Four nation grouping needs to focus on more security to maintain relevance

Xi's nuclear frenzy aimed at shielding China's expansionism

Weapons buildup casts doubt on whether U.S. can defend Taiwan

China's bullying of tiny Bhutan risks South Asian stability

David and Goliath struggle exposes Beijing's expansionist intent

The steadily increasing risk of war between China and India

Beijing's use of domestic law underpins its international expansionism

Why the U.S. let Pakistan nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan off the hook

Decision could still come back to haunt Washington

Helping the Taliban but not Myanmar detrimental to Western interests

Naypyitaw's generals treated as bigger threat than the terrorists controlling Kabul

Biden's Afghanistan fiasco is a disaster for Asia

Self-inflicted defeat sends message that allies cannot count on US

Can Japan really trust America?

Taiwan tensions underscore Tokyo's growing sense of insecurity

China moves swiftly to exploit the void in Afghanistan

US military exit is likely to become Beijing's strategic gain

China's hostility ensures the rise of a more antagonistic India

Military standoffs along the Himalayan border continue to intensify

China must come clean on the origins of COVID-19

Wuhan lab leak theory needs to be fully explored

China rubs its hands amid international divide over Myanmar

Punitive sanctions policies should be recalibrated

Why is China making a permanent enemy of India?

Beijing's Ladakh aggression is driving New Delhi ever closer to Washington

US fails to understand that it no longer calls the shots in Asia

Arrogant intrusion into Indian waters was counterproductive