In a November 8 column, U.S. Naval War College Professor James R. Holmes (aka the Naval Diplomat) criticized a new National Defense University (NDU) report on Chinese overseas basing that I and a team ...

The tricky thing about the String of Pearls debate is that there is a problem with definition. Looking at much of the available literature, the “lowest common denominator” definition is that each ...

The so-called String of Pearls strategy, a metaphor coined in Western policy circles in the early 2000s, is far more than a shipping map. It’s Beijing’s blueprint for a chain of naval and port ...

String of pearls is a succulent vine that is typically grown as a houseplant or as an ornamental in outdoor hanging baskets. It's recognized by its charming pea-shaped leaves that grow on trailing ...