Why America’s elites are dedicated to engagement with Communist China
Last week’s visit to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) by the former U.S. Secretary of State and the Biden...
Asia
North Korea threatens to start a nuclear war
North Korean leaders threatened potential nuclear retaliation over America’s presence in the region for the second time this month, following the docking...
South Korea and Japan – Getting along better but there’s a need to pay attention
Officials from America, South Korea and Japan met in Nagano, Japan in mid-July to discuss a response to North Korea's recent intercontinental ballistic missile test. This is...
A realistic understanding of the PRC threat must inform US policy
Hardly a day goes by that the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) English language press organs, like the People’s Daily, China Daily, Xinhua,...
Simple math: Beijing + Moscow + joint exercises = trouble for US
Editor's Note: This piece by J.M. Phelps features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. Joint training exercises between China...
America talks to China: Dialogue with nothing to show for it
There’s talk, and there’s productive talk. You would sometimes think U.S. officials are paid by the word and are content...
Microsoft cloud compromised by Chinese hackers
The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal reported on July 12, 2023 that Microsoft's cloud computing system was hacked by a Chinese group...
North Korea says we are on ‘brink of nuclear war’
This week, North Korea spoke at a UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting for the first time. North Korea Ambassador Kim Song claimed...
Stoltenberg backs expansion as NATO’s future clouds
NATO Secretary General Jan Stoltenberg says the security concerns of the Western military alliance and Japan are “closely interconnected.” Accordingly, for the...
Great Power: The cost and value of the Compacts of Free Association
How does a Great Power get itself defeated? Sometimes it does too much – as in America's 20-year effort to...
US fighting China on the wrong battlefield
While the U.S. has been focused on preparing for the kinetic warfare battlefield, China has been registering big wins on...
Army watercraft company with 13 ships will be based in Japan, Pacific commander says
Editor's Note: This piece by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. CAMP ZAMA, Japan — A...
China’s J-20 stealth fighter is getting a big upgrade
Several videos released this week show China’s J-20 stealth fighter flying with what appears to be new engines. The engines in...
Putin is weakened, but will China’s Xi push for regime change in Russia?
The weekend’s mutiny in Russia by Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group of mercenaries prompted a visit by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko...
Blinken offers lessons on how not to handle China
By any measure, Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s latest trip to China was a dismal failure. Shunned by the Chinese...
A navy aircraft carrier just sailed right into China’s military backyard
This weekend, an American aircraft carrier will make a port call in Vietnam amidst rising tensions in the South China...