Japan military hammered and war hasn’t even started
Japan can buy all the F35s and long-range and hypersonic missiles it wants. It can even boast of having cobbled...
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The Senkaku Islands: What’s coming?
When the People's Republic of China (PRC) wants something that belongs to someone else, it is persistent and pushes to get what...
US ally accuses China ships of territorial sea intrusion
Editor's Note: This piece by Micah McCartney features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. Two Chinese coast guard vessels...
China and Taiwan: The ‘punch’ is coming sooner rather than later
Communist China always telegraphs its punches—even if you don’t quite know when they’re coming. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi...
US Forces Japan: Send an American ‘four-star’ or a winner?
Editor's Note: This article also appeared in Asia Times. United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin commented to reporters at the Shangri-La Dialogue in...
Defense secretary mulls turning US Forces Japan into a 4-star command
Editor’s Note: This piece by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan —...
Japan announces plans to join US in joint-force drills in June
Editor's Note: This piece by Seth Robson and Hana Kusumoto features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. TOKYO —...
Russia’s ominous warning to America’s closest ally in Asia
Editor's Note: This piece by John Feng features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. A Russian diplomat warned this...
NATO isn’t defending Guam, but others are
It recently made headlines that NATO is not obligated to defend Hawaii, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), American...
Japan will prove a worthy collaborator with AUKUS
Japan has wanted into AUKUS – the three-way defense agreement among the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom –...
High time for real US-Japan defense cooperation
The Financial Times recently reported that when US President Joseph Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meet in April they will announce a...
Japan stands up amphibious rapid deployment brigade, electronic warfare unit for defense of southwest islands
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force last week formally activated the 3rd Regiment of its Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, a key...
US to restructure military command in Japan, report claims
Editor’s Note: This piece by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. U.S. President Joe Biden and...
US Navy unwelcome: Why is Japan making life difficult for its strongest ally?
A US Navy destroyer, USS Rafael Peralta recently went to Japan's Ishigaki island, between Okinawa and Taiwan. It wasn't exactly welcomed with open arms....
US warship’s rest stop at Japanese island spurs civilian dockworker strike
Editor's Note: This piece by Seth Robson and Hana Kusumoto features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. Dockworkers went...
China’s ‘bad debt’ problem: Why it’s not learning from Japan
The final collapse of Chinese real estate giant, Evergrande, is the latest evidence – as if any was needed –...