Guests hold Japanese and American flags as they wait for the arrival ceremony for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Mrs. Yuko Kishida of Japan at White House on April 10, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
A member of a Ukrainian artillery brigade during a training session near Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, on February 27, 2024. (Photo by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Images)
Senior Fellow John Lee, who is also an adjunct associate professor at the University of Sydney, discusses the forces that are contributing to the escalation of tensions in the East and South China seas.