China’s rise may be the IC’s greatest intelligence failure
The United States depends upon its Intelligence Community (IC) to define the capabilities and intentions of its enemies. The U.S....
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Okinawa is still strategically important
Editor's Note: This article also appeared in Asia Times. Okinawa isn't in the news nearly as much as it was some...
A sudden and ominous nuclear gap
With the original Cold War long faded in the rear-view mirror, there are terms of art that have been forgotten....
Israel: Iran could develop 5 nuclear bombs
Iran has amassed enough raw material to develop five nuclear bombs, according to a statement provided by Israel’s defense minister this week. Defense Minister...
Can the Abraham Accords transform the Middle East?
The third anniversary of landmark agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, known as the Abraham Accords, is approaching. Joint...
Specter of Afghanistan debacle haunts Biden
Americans still remember the scandal of the withdrawal of the country’s military forces from Afghanistan and the chaos that followed....
Bakhmut has finally fallen to the Russians
The head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announced today (May 20) that all of Bakhmut has been taken by...
Understanding why Taiwan is a key US ally
China may be on the verge of invading Taiwan. There is considerable evidence that Beijing is moving toward an attack....
Ukraine war ending: A coup means the end for Putin
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on, speculation regarding a potential coup d’état to oust President Vladimir Putin has ramped...
China sees international ruling on maritime disputes as ‘scrap paper’
Editor's Note: This piece by Hannah Ng and Tiffany Meier is based on an interview with CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham. China...
Joe Biden is sending more weapons to Ukraine
This week, U.S. officials announced a new aid package for Ukraine, totaling a whopping $1.2 billion. This security assistance package, in addition...
The end of Bakhmut
Ukraine is close to retreating from Bakhmut. This could happen anytime now, but it has to happen fast enough before exit...
China conducts a ‘maximum’ pressure campaign against Taiwan
The period from December 2022 to the present date has seen unprecedented Chinese Communist Party (CCP) challenges to the sovereignty...
Canceling visits to Australia and Papua New Guinea is a strategic US misstep
President Biden will not travel to Australia and Papua New Guinea after the G7 meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, as originally...
The dissent among Putin’s fighting forces
It does not matter what war you are talking about, but there always have been, and still are, fights between...
Did Ukraine really try to kill Putin?
The last few weeks has seen a sharp uptick in hostilities between Russia and Ukraine. In recent days, Moscow carried out its...