A dangerous history repeats: Xi Jinping’s regime is insecure and illegitimate
Insecure leaders in control of illegitimate governments and parties make for a dangerous time in international politics. Nazi Germany was...
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China brokers Iran-Saudi Arabia rapprochement
After more than seven years of estrangement, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran have agreed...
US and Taiwan militaries doing more together, but there’s a catch
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the Americans will be deploying as many as 200 troops to Taiwan to serve in...
The China Committee must emphasize political warfare to defeat the CCP
The House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party led by Rep. Mike...
Chinese spying: A huge effort and a huge success
Chinese spy balloons are one small part of an enormous, “whole of society” decades-long espionage campaign that communist China has...
US to deploy more troops to Taiwan to train local army
Editor's Note: This piece by Radio Free Asia features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. The Pentagon plans to...
A badly timed trip to China throws Taiwan into a firestorm
Editor's Note: This piece by Shannon Vavra features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham. Andrew Hsia, the Opposition Kuomintang...
China’s military aid to Russia: Finally breaking decades of America’s engagement policy?
At the annual Munich Security Conference, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned his Chinese counterpart, Chinese Communist Party Central Foreign...
The Chinese spy balloon: A provocation or a logical move?
Most of the discussion about the Chinese spy balloon shot down off South Carolina in early February is on the balloon's design,...
US to expand defenses with regional allies around China
Editor's Note: This article by Andrew Salmon features a quote from CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham. SEOUL — The world’s...
Rejecting China’s danse macabre
During the Cold War, the United States was serious about the defense of its airspace. The principal threat was penetration...
The hidden truth behind China’s spy balloons
Washington is in a state of confusion about balloons and other unidentified flying objects, four of which have already been...
Biden’s State of the Union and the spy balloon: More missed opportunities
President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech was notable for its glancing reference to the Chinese spy balloon that drifted over...
New US embassy in the Solomons
Editor's Note: This piece by Anders Corr features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham. The United States has a...
The US Marines in Japan: Stiffening island defenses
The U.S. Marines, particularly its presence on Okinawa, has often seemed the bellwether of the Japan-U.S. defense relationship. And it’s usually...
Did China’s J-20 stealth fighter fly over Taiwan?
Last month, a pilot for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) claimed he flew his J-20 stealth fighter jet...