Lack of credibility places US deterrence under great strain
American national security and the security of many of our allies depend upon the ability of the U.S. to deter...
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What the Russian Navy wants most: Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers
Due to historical, financial, and technical challenges, Russia lacks nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Despite early Soviet projects aiming to develop such...
CSP author of “Big Intel” is American Thought Leaders guest on Epoch TV
This week’s American Thought Leader is the Center’s own Dr. J. Michael Waller, author of the Amazon bestseller Big Intel:...
Israel’s submarines might have a big nuclear secret
Summary: Israel's Dolphin-class submarines are a vital part of its nuclear deterrence strategy. Originally developed with German assistance after the Gulf War,...
China’s ‘bad debt’ problem: Why it’s not learning from Japan
The final collapse of Chinese real estate giant, Evergrande, is the latest evidence – as if any was needed –...
Israel and Lebanon: Do cedars line the road to Tehran?
U.S., French, and British diplomats are burning the midnight oil to concoct a formula to avoid escalation of the fighting...
The year of Volt Typhoon
At a recent testimony in front of Congress on Jan. 31, both Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray...
Aircraft carriers, submarines and more: China’s Navy is a real powerhouse
Summary: This analysis examines the significant transformation of China from a historically continental-focused military to a major maritime power. Once...
Japan is doing well but isn’t ‘there’ yet
US Ambassador Rahm Emanuel’s recent Washington Post article, “What no expert saw coming: the rise of Japan,” lauds the country’s progress...
Putin’s candidate in the US presidential election – Biden
For the first time in his quarter-century in power, Vladimir Putin publicly, directly, and unequivocally indicated his desired winner of...
US ‘tiered’ response transitions to daily strikes in the Middle East
Since the Jan. 28 drone attack on Tower 22 in Jordan and the Nov. 19, 2023, seizure of the M/V...
The operational impact of America’s greatest strategic failure
In our forthcoming book, Embracing Communist China: America’s Greatest Strategic Failure, we make the case that the United States has made...
China is determined to sink US Navy aircraft carriers in a war
Why does China seem obsessed with sinking U.S. Navy aircraft carriers? As tensions between China and America continue to ramp up,...
The Biden-Blinken-Burns delusion on Iran is nothing new
After 3 U.S. soldiers in Jordan were killed and 40 others wounded by a drone attack carried out by an...
Four weeks after release, Big Intel remains a #1 Amazon bestseller
Big Intel has been a #1 Amazon bestseller in new titles on intelligence every day since its release on January...
Pacific security depends on funding the new COFA agreements with 3 Pacific Island nations
Do you think America's tail-between-its-legs departure from Afghanistan was bad? Something even worse is coming in the Pacific, albeit more quietly. US...