China’s growing submarine fleet: A threat to the US Navy?
The past two decades have seen the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) as the Chinese military is known, undergo significant modernization programs....
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NATO isn’t defending Guam, but others are
It recently made headlines that NATO is not obligated to defend Hawaii, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), American...
The US must end engagement (and Biden’s neo-Engagement) with the PRC now
U.S. foreign policy toward the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been dominated by the Engagement School since the end...
Japan will prove a worthy collaborator with AUKUS
Japan has wanted into AUKUS – the three-way defense agreement among the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom –...
High time for real US-Japan defense cooperation
The Financial Times recently reported that when US President Joseph Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meet in April they will announce a...
How to address the CCP threat: Engagement, defeatism, or victory
Broadly, the U.S. foreign policy community has developed three distinct schools of thought regarding how to address relations with the...
Japan stands up amphibious rapid deployment brigade, electronic warfare unit for defense of southwest islands
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force last week formally activated the 3rd Regiment of its Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, a key...
Newsham on the ongoing conflict between China and the Philippines
CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham joined the Chris Smith Show to discuss ongoing tensions between China and the Philippines. He...
The Philippines is hoping history doesn’t repeat itself, again
President George W. Bush once described himself as “a uniter, not a divider.” China’s leader, Xi Jinping is a uniter...
Center expert testifies on foreign adversary land ownership bill in Louisiana
Center Senior Analyst and Director for State Outreach, Christopher Holton, recently testified before the Louisiana House of Representatives on a...
Give Taiwan’s youth a fighting chance against China
One might get the impression that Taiwan’s defense is just a question of having the right weapons and hardware. But there’s...
US to restructure military command in Japan, report claims
Editor’s Note: This piece by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. U.S. President Joe Biden and...
Generational differences affect Americans’ understanding of the PRC threat
One of the major problems in identifying the existential threat from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is that younger...
US military eyes port construction on small Philippine island near Taiwan
Editor’s Note: This piece by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. American military personnel will visit...
US Navy unwelcome: Why is Japan making life difficult for its strongest ally?
A US Navy destroyer, USS Rafael Peralta recently went to Japan's Ishigaki island, between Okinawa and Taiwan. It wasn't exactly welcomed with open arms....
China, Iran show agility in Red Sea diplomatic initiatives while US flounders
Nothing is normal or acceptable about what is happening in the Red Sea. The largest war against merchant shipping since...