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Open mike 21/03/2025

1 month ago | thestandard.org.nz | Gregory Brown |Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan |Bernard Hickey |NZCTUBy Jeremiah Boniface

Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, March 21st, 2025 - No comments Categories: open mike - Tags: Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …
China’s Secretive Build-Up Presents Trump With a Difficult Nuclear Challenge

Jan 18, 2025 | realcleardefense.com | Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

After disappearing from debate over the last couple of decades, nuclear politics are set to return with a vengeance. China has begun an unexpected and secretive nuclear force buildup. This presents a major challenge for Donald Trump’s new administration, which will want to maintain US nuclear advantage over China. China’s shifting nuclear posture, the secrecy surrounding it, and the low likelihood of Chinese cooperation on arms control threaten stability in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.
China's Secret Nuclear Weapons Buildup Is a Problem

Jan 17, 2025 | 19fortyfive.com | Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

Key Points and Summary: China’s rapid and secretive nuclear force buildup presents a major challenge for the Trump administration and U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific. -Driven by ambitions for parity or superiority, Beijing’s expansion threatens regional stability and complicates nuclear arms control efforts. -Coupled with China’s shifting posture, including a potential launch-on-warning strategy, this development raises the risk of crises.
China’s secretive build-up presents Trump with a difficult nuclear challenge

Jan 16, 2025 | aspistrategist.org.au | Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

After disappearing from debate over the last couple of decades, nuclear politics are set to return with a vengeance. China has begun an unexpected and secretive nuclear force buildup. This presents a major challenge for Donald Trump’s new administration, which will want to maintain US nuclear advantage over China. China’s shifting nuclear posture, the secrecy surrounding it, and the low likelihood of Chinese cooperation on arms control threaten stability in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.
Space precinct - Openforum

Dec 1, 2024 | openforum.com.au | Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

To solve the ongoing difficulties in framing new rules for space governance, states must revitalise existing measures and consider them in international space policy debates. In particular, they should look at The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCoC). The HCoC commits states to openness and transparency in space activities, helps codify responsible behaviours and, in doing so, constrains irresponsible ones.
States should bolster existing rules for space governance

Nov 24, 2024 | aspistrategist.org.au | Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

To solve the ongoing difficulties in framing new rules for space governance, states must revitalise existing measures and consider them in international space policy debates. In particular, they should look at The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCoC). The HCoC commits states to openness and transparency in space activities, helps codify responsible behaviours and, in doing so, constrains irresponsible ones.
Don’t Give a Free Pass to Beijing for Its Aggressive Behaviour

Nov 3, 2024 | realcleardefense.com | Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan |Justin Bassi

The whole point of the post-World War II system of international rules and norms was that large countries, great powers, could not just do whatever they wanted. The post-War order is meant to provide a check on the untrammelled power of the powerful, whether through military invasions or more subtle ways of bending the will of other countries—methods such as interference, coercion and malicious cyber intrusions.
Don’t Give Free Pass to Beijing for Its Aggressive Behaviour

Nov 2, 2024 | realcleardefense.com | Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan |Justin Bassi

Don’t Give Free Pass to Beijing for Its Aggressive Behaviour
Don’t give a free pass to Beijing for its aggressive behaviour

Oct 31, 2024 | aspistrategist.org.au | Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan |Justin Bassi

The whole point of the post-World War II system of international rules and norms was that large countries, great powers, could not just do whatever they wanted. The post-War order is meant to provide a check on the untrammelled power of the powerful, whether through military invasions or more subtle ways of bending the will of other countries—methods such as interference, coercion and malicious cyber intrusions.
India has a China problem, not just a border problem

Oct 14, 2024 | aspistrategist.org.au | Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

It’s not just the border. India has a deeper problem with China, and it looks like it’s part of the same problem that other countries have with China: the country has become much more aggressive. Indian policymakers and commentators routinely assume that if New Delhi could only resolve the dispute over the line of the Himalayan border, other issues would fall into place. In fact, there’s not much reason to believe that. Just look further afield to the Western Pacific or Ukraine.