Beijing’s militarization of South China Sea islands can cause US, allies ‘all sorts of problems’
Editor's Note: Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham was interviewed by the Epoch Times for this piece Beijing’s growing aggressiveness and...
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US-South Korea ties: Focus on economics as much as defense
On March 9, the Biden administration may have felt that it dodged a bullet when conservative Yoon Suk-yeol was elected...
Australia alarmed by prospect of China-Solomon Islands security pact
Editor's Note: Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham was quoted in this piece by the Wall Street Journal SYDNEY—Australia expressed alarm...
US-Japan marines training should move towards bilateral warfighting capabilities
The joint training taking place in Camp Fuji sends out the message that the US and Japan are doing what’s...
Why invade Taiwan when bypassing Taiwan works?
Even as Russia has pivoted to a full commitment to invade and crush Ukraine, Russia is a mere tributary vassal...
China’s defense budget: Spending what’s necessary to beat the Americans
It’s that time of year when China announces its defense budget. This year, defense spending is set to increase 7.1 percent...
Japanese, US marines practice airborne assaults in sign of deepening cooperation
Editor's note: Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham was quoted in this piece by Reuters TOKYO, March 15 (Reuters) - In...
Understanding China’s defense spending
The Chinese are persistent and intelligent, and they have said where they intend to end up ー including taking territory...
How many Europeans must die for the West to start to act?
Putin's latest aggression against Ukraine has resulted in the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians. This is in addition to...
Lessons for Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and NATO from the Ukraine War
While the war in Ukraine is still raging, it isn’t too early to draw some conclusions about the fighting and...
Nuclear is back on the menu
As we begin the second week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I would assert things have not gone as...
Grant Newsham on the upcoming ROK presidential election
Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham appeared on the John Batchelor show to discuss the upcoming South Korean election.
Ukraine invasion: Time for Beijing to rethink Taiwan
Xi Jinping and his people are no doubt paying close attention to events in Ukraine. They may not like what...
Beijing’s ‘psychological warfare’ against Taiwan likely to intensify in wake of Ukraine crisis
Editor's Note: Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham was quoted extensively in this Epoch Times piece The Chinese regime is paying...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine may embolden China to seize Taiwan
Editor's Note: Center Senior Fellow Stephen Bryen was quoted extensively in this piece by J.M. Phelps The Chinese regime is...
Japan’s defense: Amphibious progress
A decade ago, the word “amphibious” was taboo in Japan. It was too “warlike,” conjuring up in some minds images...