Israel shoots down Hezbollah drones over Mediterranean
Originally published in 1945 Over the weekend, the Israeli military said that it had intercepted three unarmed reconnaissance drones launched...
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Australia, United Kingdom, United States, and now Japan?
I try to always call balls and strike fairly with the Biden team. Although creating or being entrapped in one...
It’s Mitt Romney who’s in denial
To celebrate the 4th of July, Utah Senator and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney penned an opinion piece for the left-of-center Atlantic entitled America...
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...
State-based counterintelligence services: Time to combat foreign threats by new means
It’s time to re-think how states defend themselves against relentless foreign espionage, terrorism, subversion, and other threats from foreign state...
Americans should be free to express themselves without fear
In general, one would say the US is the land of the free, in which five freedoms are cherished and...
As news of increased solar storm hazard should prompt action, is Energy Secretary ignoring warnings?
News headlines over the past two weeks point to a major increase in solar activity, some of which could be...
President Biden’s Nobel Peace Prize?
As President Joe Biden reportedly prepares to go the Middle East next month, a positive development for him to build...
US and NATO lack capability to supply a long war
As weapons inventories dwindle, there’s little chance the West today can build a surge hardware-making capacity The long and short...
Russia and Iran: A new economic alliance brewing?
Russia and Iran signed a mutual trade agreement this week, establishing trade centers in Saint Petersburg and Tehran. The “memorandum of understanding”...
Are the US Navy and Iran headed for a showdown?
U.S. Navy officials reported that three Iranian attack craft harassed two U.S. ships in the Strait of Hormuz on June 20. In...
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...
Iraq at deadly crossroads following Sadrists’ resignations
Since the downfall of Baghdad’s totalitarian Baathist regime in 2003, Iraq has not seen political and security stability. The Iraqi...
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...
For the cost of less than 1% of the Biden infrastructure bill we could protect our electric grid from certain collapse
Unless something is done, the American electrical grid will almost certainly die… from natural causes. Most Americans regard the sun...