Russia so freaked: Iowa-Class battleships made a comeback due to ‘battlecruiser’ threat
What You Need to Know: Before aircraft carriers dominated naval supremacy, U.S. battleships like the Iowa-class ruled the seas. Built...
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Bureaucrats versus the swarm
If you had told President Dwight D. Eisenhower that the military-industrial complex he famously warned against would find itself repeatedly...
Iran’s ambitions undermine peace in the Middle East
Throughout history, the Arab world has been a wellspring of intellectual brilliance and cultural ingenuity. From towering achievements in science,...
The US Navy’s DDG(X) dilemma
As tensions rise between the U.S. and China in the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy is preparing to upgrade...
Hezbollah wants a ceasefire now. Here’s why Israel shouldn’t give them one.
Ceasefire now? As much as Kamala Harris wants one and would capitalize upon one if it did materialize, the answer...
F-22 Raptor: The most expensive fighter jet ever
The F-22 Raptor is widely regarded as the most formidable fighter jet ever built. As the first fifth-generation stealth aircraft,...
Infectious disease and illegal immigration are a national security and public health threat
Since the 1890s disease screening and surveillance has been a basic component of public health policy associated with immigration into...
Netanyahu’s ‘day after’ plan
Almost immediately after the Hamas-led Palestinian invasion of Israel last Oct. 7, the Biden-Harris administration began demanding that Prime Minister...
China called India’s Foreign Minister a ‘problem’ as part of political maneuvering amid border tensions
Editor's Note: This piece by Venus Upadhayaya features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. NEW DELHI—China’s state media recently...
Japan’s new leader wants nuclear weapons
Editor's Note: This piece by Gordon Chang features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. Japan's newly installed prime minister,...
Russia may retire its last Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruiser
The Russian Navy’s sole remaining nuclear-powered guided-missile battlecruiser, Pyotr Velikiy, may soon be decommissioned due to escalating maintenance costs and the...
Swallowing America’s pride would be worth it in Japanese company’s deal to buy United States Steel
Editor's Note: This is a shortened piece of Newsham's article published in Japan-Forward. “Countries have no friends … only interests”...
The Nippon Steel deal, taking another look
"Countries have no friends….just interests" ー or so goes the paraphrased version of Lord Palmerston's statement. That was so cynical...
How a sunken Navy nuclear submarine changed everything
In 1963, the USS Thresher (SSN-593), a nuclear-powered attack submarine and the lead vessel of her class, tragically sank during deep-diving tests...
The secret of Netanyahu’s unacknowledged and historic popularity
It was strange to watch Fox News’ Martha MacCallum yesterday refer to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “unpopularity” in Israel. McCallum is...
‘Flight deck explosion’ nearly destroyed a Navy nuclear aircraft carrier
In 1969, the USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, suffered a catastrophic accident off the coast of Pearl Harbor...