In protecting the KGB, Gorbachev laid the foundation for Putin’s gangster-state
The notorious KGB chairman Yuri Andropov recruited Mikhail Gorbachev, cultivated him, and placed him in the Kremlin leadership to ultimately...
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The ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ to increase inflation and impoverish middle class Americans
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wondered aloud how Republicans could vote against Mother Earth. West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin possibly wondered how Republicans...
Biden’s China policy is confused, lacks effectiveness on the ground
Editor's Note: This piece by Venus Upadhayaya features many long-form quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. It took the...
Serious about the defense of Japan: More details, please
Still missing in action is a well-considered plan based on a proper threat assessment, that lays out what Japan needs,...
Joe Biden’s Antifa politics
Targeting tens of millions of Americans who support mainstream policies while mainstreaming the views of dangerous street revolutionaries is only...
Gorbachev’s legacy: Not ending the Cold War but helping China start a new one
The Greeks and the Romans advised us not to speak ill of the dead, de mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est—of...
‘Heightening tensions’ in the Taiwan Strait: China can’t get Japan out of its mind
A Chinese acquaintance contacted me the other day. He was worried about Japan “heightening tensions” in the region. His questions...
Understanding the current chaos in Iraq
After two days of deadly unrest, armed supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr began to clear out of Baghdad’s Green Zone at the behest of...
Iran could pump 4 million barrels of oil if new JCPOA happens
As the European Union circulates the ‘final text’ of the revived joint U.S.-Iranian nuclear deal in Vienna, prospects for a salvaged...
60 Minutes highlights vulnerabilities of the electric grid and Biden administration inaction
"No one is in charge” of protecting America’s electrical grid, Biden Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall told CBS News’...
The Mar-a-Lago search could lessen America’s global position — and embolden China
A fundamental aspect of politics is that domestic events impact international ones and the reverse. This month we have witnessed...
Could Russia really beat an F-35 stealth fighter?
Russia, over the past few years, has put out a lot of hype around the F-35 – and that it...
Countering progressivism in the US military
The rise of communist China requires the United States to employ the entirety of its capabilities, including a professional military....
Why are Kamala Harris and Gretchen Whitmer palling around with a supporter of the Iranian Regime?
Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi, the founder and spiritual leader of the Islamic House of Wisdom (IHW) in Dearborn, Mich., is...
What is the Navy’s shipbuilding plan?
How many U.S. Navy admirals, captains, and miscellaneous action officers on staff does it take to run a 30-year spreadsheet...
Disregarded no more: China, its military aspirations, & its nuclear arms
Editor's Note: Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham is quoted extensively in this piece by J.M. Phelps Navy Adm. John Aquilino,...