Intelligence failures: Lessons for Taiwan
Hamas’s surprise war against Israel is horrific and a stark warning for Taiwan. The nature of the intelligence failure of...
China Articles
Seabed warfare is new domain in CCP’s quest to dominate the Indo-Pacific
Editor's Note: This piece by Venus Upadhayaya features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. Seabed warfare is a new...
Led by fast-growing military, China ‘running rings’ around US
Editor's Note: This piece by J.M. Phelps features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. With knowledge from years of...
Focus on Israel-Gaza war raises fears of China attack on Taiwan
Editor's Note: This piece by Bill Gertz features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. The emergence of a second...
The tiny islets that could spark a US-China war
Editor's Note: This piece by Micah McCartney features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. A quartet of Chinese coast...
Communism is the root cause of CCP’s behavior
Know your enemy is the first principle of an intelligence professional and is the foundation of all strategy. Knowing your...
Beijing demands US humiliation before resuming mil-to-mil engagement
Last week in these pages the authors revealed the Biden Administration’s unambiguous pursuit of restoring American foreign policy to the...
Divining Xi Jinping’s behavior: It’s all about power
In China, espionage laws are being tightened and senior officials are "disappearing" — most recently the defense minister. Meanwhile, the People's...
The Great Restoration: The return to engagement with communist China
About 20 years ago, before Xi Jinping assumed control of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the People’s Republic of China...
Space crisis hotline with China a good idea, says Space Force commander
Editor's Note: This piece by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. TOKYO — A hotline linking...
Chinese defense minister’s disappearance indicates power struggle, raises questions about CCP’s leadership
Editor's Note: This piece by Venus Upadhayaya features quotes by CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu...
Xi’s leadership is in crisis; Now is the time to act
There is a growing body of evidence that indicates the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership is in freefall. If true,...
The Chinese regime is in a legitimation crisis
The lasting economic downturn in China and the myriad social problems the Chinese regime confronts cannot be papered over by...
Biden’s continuing failures of policy and men
President Biden’s presence at the G20 meeting in New Delhi provides a time to reflect on how much the position...
Russia and China’s courtship of North Korea is disastrous for the US
Recent visits by North Korean officials to Russia, by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to Pyongyang, and the anticipated visit...
Why the CCP is losing its political warfare against Japan
For the past two months the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has instituted a political warfare campaign condemning the government...