Historicus Jeroen Bult denkt niet dat parallellen met 1940 de Esten zullen helpen in hun angst voor Rusland. Hij pleit dan ook voor professionalisering van het Estse leger en verdergaande integratie in de NAVO.
Hoogleraar Intelligence and Security Studies Bob de Graaff pleit na de Snowden-affaire voor een trans-Atlantische discussie over inlichtingenwerk.
To realize its long-development aims, Vietnam must strengthen its position towards its colossal neighbor China. Yet, Vietnam must also not antagonize China.
South Korea has a strategic dilemma: for its security it relies on the United States. Yet, Seoul has become more reliant on its economic ties with China
As China is increasing its military power, so does Japan. According to Bjørn Elias Mikalsen Grønning, this may lead to a military rivalry.
According to Jo Inge Bekkevold, the threat of China may be somewhat overestimated. China does largely comply with international norms and keeps its military expenditure relatively low, Bekkevold argues.