GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

The Asian Status Quo

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Robert D. Kaplan
Chief Geopolitical Analyst, Stratfor

Feb 26, 2014 | 10:01 GMT

Chinese Paramilitary police officers salut each other as they stand guard below a portrait of the late leader Mao Zedong.
Chinese Paramilitary police officers salut each other as they stand guard below a portrait of the late leader Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 2014 in Beijing, China.

(Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Japan's bid to take a defensive stance in the Pacific Basin could ultimately embroil the United States in a conflict with China....

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