Why China’s ‘blank-page revolution’ matters
It may well have lit the fuse of a larger revolution that leads to freedom. Western governments can help the...
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After the Biden-Xi summit, get ready for a far more active Xi Jinping
At the dawn of the Cold War, the Truman administration acted boldly, in what historians later would term the “100...
Japan considers preemptive missile strikes to defend against an imminent attack
Editor's Note: This piece features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham TOKYO – Japan is looking to acquire a...
Latest Japan-China maritime talks did nothing: Just flapping gums
Last week, an online meeting was held for high-level discussions of Japan-China maritime issues. This was the 14th such meeting over the...
Help from the enemy
In 1991, a leading Chinese Communist identified the virtues that made America strong and, therefore, the virtues the CCP should...
When it comes to US-China relations, sometimes silence is golden
US President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping may not have agreed on much when they met for a US-China dialogue in Bali this week. But...
Managing foreigners for China: The Confucius Institutes
Read the full analysis here. One of the hallmarks of the totalitarian assault on the West, whether by China or...
China remains focus of military drills in Japan, despite subdued US messaging
Editor's Note: This article by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan —...
‘Weeks when decades happen’: Thwarting Xi’s ‘100 days’ with Biden’s own
There are times when major events happen in such a truncated time. Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin purportedly said in 1917,...
Biden must respond to China’s Xi with a clear strategy
The historic 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will have lasting implications that threaten to affect U.S....
Japan’s self-defense force goes ‘joint’ – kind of
Absent a joint capability the Japan Self-Defense Force isn't even the sum of its parts. With it, the JSDF becomes...
The state of the Japanese military and the Indo-Pacific region
Editor's Note: This article is based on an interview with CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham In this PME podcast interview,...
After the election: An agenda to address the China threat
If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate on Nov. 8, they will have the opportunity to...
How the Port Security and Inspection Act serves to combat China’s increasing commercial maritime dominance
As tensions flare between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), news outlets and analysts have emphasized topics...
As Xi secures third term, CCP will continue to subvert international rules at West’s expense
Editor's Note: This article features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping said during the...
Demystifying China’s 20th Party Congress
The world will turn its eyes on China this weekend as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) opens its 20th National...