US-China-Russia Hypersonic Weapons Race Accelerates
American defense contractor Lockheed Martin’s recent announcement that it had been awarded a $694 million contract by the US Air...
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Marianas midterm vote a referendum on China’s murky influence
While some watch election outcomes in Michigan, Texas and other high-profile campaigns, defense planners should closely watch election results in...
Grant Newsham: Talking With China – Say What You’re Told You Can’t Say
For years, the idea of speaking forthrightly to China would evoke the admonition from the U.S. State Department and most...
When Russian drones show up in North Korea
North Korea is sending increasing numbers of workers to Russia’s premier drone factory located at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone. Alabuga is located...
US Moves ‘Ship-Killer’ Missiles Within 110KM of Taiwan as China Claims Philippines, Japan Waters
As part of the Keen Sword joint exercise, the US is deploying NMESIS anti-ship missile system to Japan’s Yonaguni Island...
Grant Newsham joins NTD to discuss all things China
The United States and China have agreed to lower tariffs on $60 billion worth of goods. Meanwhile, questions remain over...
Why Maritime Drones Are Crucial for Taiwan’s Security
If deployed effectively, uncrewed maritime systems could provide Taiwan with a cost-effective way to offset China’s massive naval power. Since...
China Could Use War as Economic Distraction: Grant Newsham
President Donald Trump and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping met in Washington on Thursday and Friday, with few...
Examining think tank proposal that US cut and run in Asia-Pacific
A recent report put out by a relatively obscure Washington think tank, Defense Priorities, is getting an unusual amount of attention. In simple...
Here’s What to Know Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit | Grant Newsham
Ahead of the Trump–Xi summit in Washington this week, I’m sitting down with retired U.S. Marine Colonel Grant Newsham to...
The Pacific Ocean of Peace, an idea whose time has not come
Pacific leaders at the Pacific Islands Forum 2025 “Ocean of Peace”—an expression being bandied about by a handful of Pacific...
Asia’s ‘NATO’? Why Japan Is Flying Jet Fighters to India for the First Time
CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham joined a Taiwan Talks panel to discuss multinational exercises including Orient Shield by US allies...
‘The aroma of cash’ gets elites to look other way and engage the Chinese regime
Many questions remained unanswered after the tragic glacier accident that happened in the Himalayas, affecting Nepal and Tibet. NTD discussed...
America undependable? That’s not the problem
If dependable means offering up young Americans to fight and die for allies who neglect their own defense, color many...
Bessent looking for a ‘front, against China’s predatory economics
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting with his finance counterparts at the G20 Summit in Asheville, North Carolina, where he’s...
Why CCP leaders fear the exposure of their immense wealth: Col. Grant Newsham
In this episode, Jan Jekielek sits down with China expert and retired U.S. Marine Col. Grant Newsham, a senior research...