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Asia's Cauldron
by Robert D. Kaplan
The South China Sea as the next great contest: Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, China's claims. Compact and current.
Read it if…
you want the South China Sea in one book.
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Skip it if…
you want broader Asia.
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Three things you will actually use
- Sea lanes are power.
- Small states hedge.
- Watch the cauldron.
Do this first
Read the chapter on Vietnam.
Our verdict
Kaplan's South China Sea.
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