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...
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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...
China—World’s fastest military rise: Grant Newsham
Now we turn to the tensions in the indo-pacific region involving China and Taiwan. The U.S. commander for pacific airforces...
What does Puerto Rico have to do with strategic situation with China? A lot
The parts of the United States called American territories aren’t well understood anymore. While a premier component of American superiority...
Nearly half say coronavirus is man-made; 29% say it was intentionally released
With nearly 900,000 deaths in the United States, the virus' origin remains inconclusive. In a CSP/TIPP Poll taken this month,...
Taiwan: A tasty target–chips or no chips
Countries go to war for many reasons—but to grab semiconductor plants would be a first. Taiwan is a global hub...
Why were unelected bureaucrats led by Fauci running interference for China?
Lost in today’s incredibly congested 24/7 news cycle is a major story with serious national security implications, namely the apparent...