North Korea and Iran: The military alliance that America fears
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea share a long history of military and strategic cooperation. While Pyongyang and...
Asia
Okinawa: As important as ever
These days Okinawa isn’t in the news much—being overshadowed by the looming Chinese military threat, North Korean missile launches, a...
High-tech export bans helped China, but not Russia
COCOM (Coordinating Committee) was a semi-secretive export control system made up of NATO members plus Japan. During the Cold War,...
Will Western financial institutions protect Communist China?
The world was surprised by the severity and breadth of economic sanctions imposed on Russia in the wake of its...
Taiwan: Shinzo Abe gets it (partly) right
A fight to defend Taiwan will be far more deadly than Ukraine. So what if Japan takes the lead by...
China’s J-20 stealth fighter is a serious threat
China’s J-20 stealth fighter, a short explainer – The Chengdu J-20 “Mighty Dragon” jet represents a major breakthrough for Chinese military...
Solomon Islands: Going after Chinese ‘juice’
The Americans went to the Solomon Islands almost two weeks ago. It was a high-power delegation that included Biden’s National...
Allegations of theft & espionage cloud the nature of China’s tech war against US
China’s “whole-of-society” strategy of spying makes it almost impossible to detect the difference between common criminal activity and espionage against...
China or the USA?
Two recent reports highlight a disturbing trend in the global power dynamic. They are not receiving much attention because of...
What can Taiwan learn from Ukraine?
Now that we’re about five weeks into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, some basic lessons learned can be applied to...
Japan goes on the ‘offensive-defensive’
A Chinese acquaintance asks me about Japan every now and then, particularly why it has been “beefing up” its military...
China benefiting from American mutual funds
Center Executive Chairman, Frank Gaffney, joined Steve Bannon's War Room Pandemic to discuss the issue of American pension funds benefiting...
Why a free Taiwan is crucial to the US
Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham was interviewed by NTD to discuss Taiwan's strategic importance to the United States. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQLdQtAgfAQ The...
Japan starts to shift away from pacifist stance over fears about North Korean and Chinese activities
Editor's Note: Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham was quoted in this piece by the South China Morning Post Japan is...
Japan’s defense: Is Japan ready to shoot?
When the first Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) contingent was dispatched to Iraq in 2004, a U.S. Marine officer gave its...
Grant Newsham: Asia East by North Ep 13
Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham discusses the Russia/Ukraine war and what impact it will have on the CCP"s attitude towards...