East China Sea

June 21, 2023 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

A C2 Structure for a Strong U.S.-Japan Alliance

This commentary is part of the Exploring New Horizons: Japan’s Defense Priorities project, a CSIS Japan Chair initiative featuring analysis by leading Japanese and American scholars examining the implications...

July 20, 2021 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Trevor Logan

How to Stop China From Controlling the Global Semiconductor Industry

The United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) of 2021, which passed the Senate in June, calls for $52 billion in appropriations over five years to support semiconductor manufacturing as well...

June 19, 2021 | Cleo Paskal |

Is Covid-19 China’s attempt to wage a silent war?

‘In a world following silent biological warfare, the instigating nations will be the quickest to recover, and ultimately lead the new world order. If this is indeed a sci-fi scenario, caused by Chinese...

March 19, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

What’s Behind China’s Dangerous Incursion into the East China Sea

Japan has long controlled the Senkaku Islands, but the CCP is trying aggressively to stake a claim.

January 6, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

Europe capitulates to China’s rulers

The EU undermines its own interests and those of its ally across the pond

October 21, 2020 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Is Esper’s New Plan For The Navy Enough For The Indo-Pacific?

Recent wargames suggest the U.S. Navy would have a hard time fighting China, but this might be nothing compared to infighting Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and his successors will have to manage to build...

June 20, 2020 | Cleo Paskal |

From India’s Himalayan Border to Our Local Cell Networks, It’s Time to Push Back Against China

High in the Himalayan mountains, Chinese soldiers ambushed Indian troops this week, resulting in a brutal battle on the Indian side of their shared border. Twenty Indians were killed, while China won’t...

June 17, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

China’s Skirmish With India Is Only Its Latest Aggression During the Pandemic

The clash in the Galwan river valley will exacerbate concerns regarding the CCP’s intentions.

October 17, 2018 | Andrew Gabel |

Tehran’s Oil Exports Rose Slightly in September, Halting Sharp Decline

Bloomberg has reversed its prior assessment that Iranian oil exports continued to plunge in September, halting – but not reversing – the sharp decline that began after the U.S. announced...

September 27, 2018 | David Adesnik |

Iranian Tankers Hide Locations Ahead of Impending Sanctions

The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) requires the continual operation of an Automatic Ident...

February 23, 2018 | Mathew Ha

Treasury Sanctions Increase Pressure on North Korea’s Global Shipping Network

Today, the Treasury Department issued its “largest North Korea-related sanctions tranche to date” against 27 entitie...

April 5, 2017 | Anthony Ruggiero |

Xi’s Visit is Chance to Deliver Tough Message to China

China’s President Xi Jinping will travel to Florida on Thursday and Friday for a su...

March 14, 2017 | Anthony Ruggiero |

North Korea Looms Over Tillerson’s Asia Trip

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Japan, South Korea, and China on Wednesday. His visit comes at a pivotal time: Early last week, North Korea...

January 27, 2017 | Anthony Ruggiero |

Mattis to Shore up Asian Allies on North Korea Threat

Secretary of Defense James Mattis will travel to South Korea and Japan on February 1-4. His visit, the first of any Trump official...

January 3, 2014 | Clifford D. May |

The Persian Triangle

On November 24, 2013, a “Joint Plan of Action” was concluded in Geneva by Iran and the permanent members of the UN Security Council—the United States, the United Kingdom, France...

June 4, 2013 |

The Tiananmen Reckoning

It’s 24 years since China’s government crushed the mass uprising we remember by the name of Tiananmen Square. I was there, reporting then for the Wall Street Journal’s...