Iran’s Shahed-136 drone: Killer or paper tiger In Ukraine?
Drones have dominated the skies over Ukraine since the onset of Russia’s invasion nearly nine months ago. Despite many compound...
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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,...
Some reflections on the Israeli elections of 2022
In this, the fifth round of deadlocked Israeli elections in a little over two years, Israel finally chose a clear...
Center for Security Policy kicks off new program on food security
View Report PDF What if foreign enemies, bad central government policies, cybercriminals, or natural disasters suddenly disrupted the supply chains...
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...
A primer on today’s Israeli election
Today is election day in Israel - the fifth one in two years for prime minister and the national parliament,...
“There’s a catastrophe looming that Putin doesn’t want to talk about”
He was the chief economic adviser in the Kremlin and was responsible for major reforms. In an interview, Andrei Illarionov explains...
Iran’s fatwa against nuclear weapons: The evolution of a myth
At the time of this writing, the Iranian people are rising up across all its communities to free itself from...
Biden’s national security documents risk US national security
The ability of the United States to extend deterrence to key allies like Australia and Japan, and to partners like Taiwan, depends...
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...
Can Israel emerge as a geostrategic gas player despite itself?
Israeli discoveries of natural gas over the last 13 years are enough to allow not only self-sufficiency but also 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...
The Israeli-Lebanese maritime deal: A study in flawed assumptions
The problem with the Israel-Lebanon maritime agreement just concluded is not only its content, but the surrounding arguments promulgated to...
US government funding killer Covid research, again
Just in case you thought Covid wasn’t bad or dangerous enough, Boston University is working to increase its lethality. In...