The center of gravity of a world aflame: The Chinese regime is the ‘focus of evil in the modern world’
A world aflame compels a reflection on strategic priorities. The wars in Europe and the Middle East are brutal struggles...
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The Chinese Communist Party is afraid of its own citizens
Like all dictatorships, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership presents itself as strong, secure, popular, in total control — and...
New chapter for Taiwan’s frontier island
Editor’s Note: This piece by Nga Pham features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. “Ai ni” (“Love you”) –...
Escalation in the Senkaku Islands? It’s China’s choice
It has been nearly 15 years since the Chinese started moving in on Japan's Senkaku Islands. Chinese pressure is indeed troublesome, but for...
Lessons for Taiwan: US capabilities are needed now to defeat intelligence failure
Hamas’s surprise war against Israel is horrific and a stark warning for the United States’ interests in the Indo-Pacific and...
Why Taiwan’s aging population is a national security issue
Editor's Note: This piece by Matthew Fulco features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. Without new policies such as...
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...
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...
Air Force moving Reaper squadron in Japan south to Okinawa
Editor’s Note: This piece by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan –...
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...