China’s growing submarine fleet: A threat to the US Navy?
The past two decades have seen the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) as the Chinese military is known, undergo significant modernization programs....
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On Majnouns, gorillas and devouring chess kings
Israel’s position in Gaza had been under immense pressure from the United States on several fronts. The US was pressing...
Sinking a US Navy aircraft carrier in combat would be a nightmare
The USS Nautilus, launched in 1954, marked the advent of nuclear-powered submarines, revolutionizing naval operations with extended submerged capabilities. Today,...
Rethinking tanks on the modern battlefield
In 1975, while I was on a trip to Israel for the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, then-defense minister Shimon...
NATO isn’t defending Guam, but others are
It recently made headlines that NATO is not obligated to defend Hawaii, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), American...
The US Navy has one problem with the Virginia-class submarine
The U.S. Navy can’t build Virginia-class submarines fast enough: While it was already obvious that the U.S. Navy’s newest submarines were...
The US must end engagement (and Biden’s neo-Engagement) with the PRC now
U.S. foreign policy toward the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been dominated by the Engagement School since the end...
Japan will prove a worthy collaborator with AUKUS
Japan has wanted into AUKUS – the three-way defense agreement among the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom –...
High time for real US-Japan defense cooperation
The Financial Times recently reported that when US President Joseph Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meet in April they will announce a...
Australia’s Collins-class: Waste of money or dangerous submarine?
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) currently operates six Collins-class diesel-electric submarines based at HMAS Stirling. These ships were expected to retire by...
Louisiana House committee approves bill to prohibit land sales to foreign foes
Editor's Note: This piece by Steve Wilson features quotes from CSP Senior Analyst and Director for State Outreach, Christopher Holton....
The Biden administration’s war against the government of Israel
The war rages in the Gaza Strip, northern Israel, Lebanon, Eilat and on the streets of Israel’s cities as Iran’s...
How to address the CCP threat: Engagement, defeatism, or victory
Broadly, the U.S. foreign policy community has developed three distinct schools of thought regarding how to address relations with the...
The US Navy’s A-4 Skyhawk was armed to the teeth
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, a marvel of military engineering introduced in the early 1950s, has etched its name into aviation...
Japan stands up amphibious rapid deployment brigade, electronic warfare unit for defense of southwest islands
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force last week formally activated the 3rd Regiment of its Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, a key...
Bill to ban foreign adversaries from owning farmland returns to Capitol
Editor's Note: This piece by Chris Rosato features quotes from CSP Senior Analyst and Director for State Outreach, Christopher Holton....