We must reinvent ways to defeat the hypersonic threat
The Financial Times reported last month that China had launched hypersonic missiles that could defeat most — if not all —...
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US Marines training Taiwan elite troops in Guam
Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham was quoted extensively in this piece by John Feng Aplatoon of Taiwan's elite soldiers traveled to...
Grant Newsham – Asia East by North: Japanese ‘pacifism’
Welcome to Asia, East by North. I’m Grant Newsham. Each week, Asia, East by North introduces a topic of current...
Biden’s Taiwan flubs, weakness embolden China
Media outlets were quick to report that President Biden shifted U.S. policy on Taiwan during a CNN town hall last...
China’s Marine Corps: Every clime and place? Not yet, but one day
If (or when) the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) launches an amphibious assault on Taiwan, the PLA Marine Corps (PLAMC)...
Japan’s Election: No drastic changes. Steady as she goes — and not very fast
Japan is holding an election for the Diet Lower House (think: U.S. House of Representatives) on October 31st. Japanese elections...
How will US respond to China’s hypersonic threat?
China's hypersonic vehicle test showed it can deliver a nuclear weapon from space in violation of its 1967 Outer Space...
Not Cleared Episode 15 – Why You Should Care About Taiwan
Today's guests are Grant Newsham and Jim Fanell. We talk to them about the importance of Taiwan - both strategically...
View from Japan: How to defend against hypersonic glide weapons
On October 19, North Korea test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile that profiled an irregular trajectory in the atmosphere. On September...
US-funded Wuhan gain of function research has been going on since before 2015
With the recent admission by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that it did indeed fund gain of function (GOF)...
Beijing leverages Media Warfare to influence public and government opinion in Taiwan
Media warfare, also known as Public Opinion Warfare, leverages all instruments that inform and influence an adversary’s public and government opinion....
View from Japan: Be alert to Japan’s creeping communist party
Campaigns have started in Japan for the October 31 general election of the House of Representatives. A remark by Secretary...
Taiwan’s military: ‘Break the glass’ before the fire starts
The Wall Street Journal recently broke the news that U.S. Special Forces and U.S. Marines have been secretly deployed to...
China’s new superweapon exploits US blind spot
China has shocked the U.S. intelligence community and the world by the surprise test of an awesome new superweapon in...
For leadership on China, look outside “the swamp”
Americans should be forgiven if they are confused about how they should feel about China. Following the recent announcement by...
The US Navy needs a new submarine strategy for a war with China
U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and ships face severe vulnerabilities from hypersonic anti-ship missiles and China’s anti-ship ballistic missiles. A war with China would require...