The Indo-Pacific Power Balance: Maritime Disputes, Trade Sanctions, and Great-Power Signaling
The Indo-Pacific is the world's most volatile geopolitical flashpoint, where China's maritime coercion, U.S. alliance responses, and regional nations' balancing acts are reshaping global power. With rising tensions over the South China Sea, trade sanctions, and grey-zone tactics, the risk of conflict before 2030 is higher than ever.