https://www.scmp.com/rss/327093/feed Hervé Lemahieu is director of the Asian Power and Diplomacy Programme at the Lowy Institute in Sydney. His work analyses and quantifies shifts in the geo-economics, military balance, and diplomatic networks of Asia. In 2018, he launched the Lowy Institute Asia Power Index, a data driven assessment of the regional distribution of power. Hervé joined Lowy from the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies where he was research associate for political economy and security... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Washington’s new foreign policy buzzword, “decoupling”, has a rather bland ring, especially given the momentous phenomenon it describes – of the world’s two biggest economies, the United States and China, splitting apart. For the White House, the phrase is shorthand for the administration’s commitment, through taxes, tariffs and other punitive measures, to disentangle its companies and their technologies from China’s supply chains. But without a broader American economic strategy for the region,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2174084/why-us-should-not-simply-decouple-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2174084/why-us-should-not-simply-decouple-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:00:45 +0000 According to the Lowy Institute’s inaugural Asia Power Index, the United States remains the pre-eminent power in Asia. But this may not last long if current trends continue.  The US claims the top spot in five of the eight index measures and a 10-point lead over China overall. The US retains the most powerful military in Asia and is at the centre of a network of regional alliances that Beijing cannot match.  But China’s economic march is irreversible. While the US economy retains a slight edge... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2145667/us-remains-top-power-asia-how-long-trump-erodes-vital?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2145667/us-remains-top-power-asia-how-long-trump-erodes-vital?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 May 2018 07:00:30 +0000