Farewell to Claudia Rosett
There would never be a good time to say farewell to a magnificent patriot and courageous editorialist, essayist and investigative...
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Ukraine’s new F-16s are far from new
Now that President Biden has agreed that NATO members can train Ukrainian pilots on the F-16, it is likely Ukraine...
Taking the pulse of ISIS, 10 years later
An ISIS leader responsible for a 2021 bombing in Afghanistan that killed 13 U.S. service members and many Iraqi civilians was eliminated by the Taliban last...
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....
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...