The rising threat of China’s military has is driving an extraordinary amount of outreach to countries traditionally regarded as minor geopolitical players, including Mongolia and the Pacific Islands states, which both could provide key advantages to U.S. efforts to blunt the threat of..…

While Russian policymakers might like to have Japan counterbalance Chinese in Asia- Pacific, they attach importance to cultivating the partnership with China Beijing, and Moscow is central to Kremlin's worldview.. ... While India is no enemy, it sides with United States on crunch issues..…