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,...
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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...
Book Release Press Conference: The CCP is at War with America
Purchase the Report HERE. The Center for Security Policy has just released a new “Team B” product – an exercise...
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...
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...
Ukraine lessons for Taiwan
If China makes good on its frequently enunciated threats, Taiwan will be attacked by a large People’s Liberation Army (PLA)...
US-led Indo-Pacific deal seeks to challenge China’s Belt and Road
Editor's note: Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham was quoted in this piece by the Epoch Times President Joe Biden announced...
Biden must be careful when discussing Taiwan
Top US administration officials were caught off-guard last week by President Joe Biden’s assertion that the country was ready to...
Chinese-linked casinos in Pacific Islands are vehicles for corruption, expanding CCP influence
Editor's note: Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham was quoted extensively in this piece by the Epoch Times A Fijian court...
Army veteran William Boykin on Federal Thrift Savings Plan’s new investment window
As things stand now, the people who manage our federal retirement funds will mark Memorial Day with an egregious act...
Grant Newsham: Blinken gives Biden’s China policy; Panel on US Taiwan policy
President Joe Biden says “yes” to defending Taiwan for the third time, only to be walked back by his staff...
North Korea and Iran: The military alliance that America fears
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea share a long history of military and strategic cooperation. While Pyongyang and...
Okinawa: As important as ever
These days Okinawa isn’t in the news much—being overshadowed by the looming Chinese military threat, North Korean missile launches, a...
High-tech export bans helped China, but not Russia
COCOM (Coordinating Committee) was a semi-secretive export control system made up of NATO members plus Japan. During the Cold War,...
Will Western financial institutions protect Communist China?
The world was surprised by the severity and breadth of economic sanctions imposed on Russia in the wake of its...
Taiwan: Shinzo Abe gets it (partly) right
A fight to defend Taiwan will be far more deadly than Ukraine. So what if Japan takes the lead by...