Briefing on Security: Dealing with China

Fourth in a series covering national concerns: First part of article on territorial frictions

IN pondering the highly charged issue of territorial frictions in the South China Sea, one indispensable ingredient is ice. An icy, clinical disposition, to be exact, unmoved by rabid rhetoric and alarmist sensationalism in media. Rather than raw emotion, critical analysis of strategic interests, geopolitical realities, and policy options is what smart presidentiables and their platform drafters should employ.