China and Taiwan: The Chinese python
A U.S. government friend involved in Indo-Pacific defense matters asked me the question a lot of people are wondering about....
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Guam is the front line of American sovereign territory in the showdown with China
Just after Taiwan lies the second island chain in the construct of Pacific geography. Running roughly north to south are...
China caused this crisis – The US must win it
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit came and went, but the crisis created by China in the Taiwan Strait...
The good, the bad, and the ugly of Pelosi’s trip
The first visit by a U.S. House speaker to Taiwan in 25 years is an important occasion and in its...
China’s American political mercenaries
The startlingly different views of the future direction of the U.S. and China could not be starker. The direction boils down to...
The failure of our expert class on China cost us dearly
Henry Kissinger, the doyen of the foreign policy elite and the China engagement school, made the latest of his entreaties...
US House Speaker leaves Taiwan after brief visit that cheers Taipei and riles China
Editor's Note: Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham was quoted in this piece by Radio Free Asia U.S. House Speaker Nancy...
Stop investing in the Chinese Communist Party
A fundamental principle of strategy is do not help your enemy defeat you. Funding your adversary clearly is out of...
CCP infiltration of the Federal Reserve shows America is unprepared
More and more Americans are waking up to the fact that the People’s Republic of China, which is ruled by...
Xi Jinping might think he can handle his own ‘Ukraine’
Originally published in The Diplomat Chinese leader Xi Jinping, like many people, may have been surprised by Russia’s failure to...
Shinzo Abe: He will be missed
Originally published in The Epoch Times Foremost, he saw that close ties with the United States are indispensable for Japan—and...
The newest Chinese Naval base is in … the Bahamas
My first memory of the Bahamas was a wonderful family trip there in 1980. I remember beautiful beaches, conch shells,...
We can never have too many bases in the Pacific
Editor's Note: This piece by J.M. Phelps is based on conversation with CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham Satellite imagery recently...
Book Release Press Conference: The CCP is at War with America
Purchase the Report HERE. The Center for Security Policy has just released a new “Team B” product – an exercise...
Why Iran is selling China huge amounts of cheap oil
Lots of Oil and Lots of Bullets – This week, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi announced his government’s desire to form closer military ties...
Kishida’s Shangri-La speech: What he means, why it matters
The Prime Minister addressed security matters and indicated that Japan was going to play its part in ensuring a “free...