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October 5, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, Zane Zovak

A Unified and Capable “Quad” Is Bad News for the CCP

The Australian, Indian, Japanese, and American heads of state met at the White House last month for the first-ever in-person “Quad” Leaders’ Summit. Pictures of the four leaders standing shoulder-to-shoulder...

September 18, 2021 | Cleo Paskal |

AUKUS is a big deal, for everyone

In India, the already entrenched and active French lobby in Delhi will likely use this to try drive a wedge between the US and India (something they already work on) in part to protect/promote their sales. The catastrophic US withdrawal from Afghanistan may also be used as an example of US ‘unreliability.’

September 8, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

Twenty 9/11 anniversaries

The sleeping giant nods off again

August 20, 2021 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Andrea Stricker

Back to the Drawing Board on Iran

Shifting course to a better policy is more critical than ever in the wake of Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal.

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...

July 10, 2021 | Cleo Paskal |

US keeps funding its main foe PRC

‘For the last few decades Americans, Europeans, and Japanese have been pouring foreign exchange into the PRC,’ says Col Newsham.

May 29, 2021 | Cleo Paskal |

‘Like-minded nations must work together to make China treat others with respect’

David R. Stilwell, US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP) from June 2019 to early 2021, speaks to The Sunday Guardian. In this edition of Indo-Pacific: Behind...

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.

February 18, 2021 | Bradley Bowman, Maj. Jared Thompson

We Must Work to Prevent a ‘Space Pearl Harbor’

Protecting America's comparative military advantage above the atmosphere.

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

China’s provocations propel decision to include Australia in upcoming Malabar exercise

India announced on Monday that the Australian Navy would join the November 2020 Malabar exercise — an annual, high-end joint exercise conducted predominantly at sea that has included only American,...

August 29, 2020 | Cleo Paskal |

How Kiribati was lost to China

While China builds a fish plant that gives jobs to I-Kiribati in Kiribati, Australia promotes a scheme where young men and women leave their families behind to work temporary low skilled jobs that Australians...

August 18, 2020 | Jonathan Schanzer, Mark Dubowitz

The Dangerous Illusion of Restraining U.S. Power

Isolationists among both Democrats and Republicans want to withdraw from foreign entanglements. That would make the world much less safe.

August 4, 2020 | Bradley Bowman, Andrea Stricker

Arm Taiwan—but Skip the Nukes

As the military balance of power shifts in China’s favor, Beijing may be increasingly tempted to act against Taiwan.

July 19, 2020 | David Maxwell |

Penny wise, pound foolish: The flawed logic of withdrawal from South Korea

The Trump administration announced it is considering withdrawing troops from South Korea because of Seoul’s failure to meet U.S. funding demands in the Special Measures Agreement/burden sharing negotiations....

July 4, 2020 | Cleo Paskal |

Watch China’s actions, don’t listen to its words

Beijing’s parasitic model weakens the global economy, its traditional hosts are becoming poorer. Which is likely one of the reasons why Beijing is now so focused on leeching off of Africa, South America, and others. It’s also why being blocked from a market such as India could be a serious problem.

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.

June 4, 2020 | Cleo Paskal |

China versus the world

While America staggers from coronavirus lockdown to riot curfew, China is pushing out at sea, on its borders, in its legal claims, and in the global economy. America and its allies have begun to realize...

June 2, 2020 | Bradley Bowman, Craig Singleton

Beijing Flexes Its Muscles – And Washington Better Get Ready

Eager to consolidate and extend its authoritarian control, Beijing brushed aside its international obligations last week and advanced plans to crush dissent in Hong Kong. Following the nearly unanimous...

May 27, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Understanding China’s Latest Move Against Hong Kong

The CCP is using the threat of a foreign bogeyman to encroach on residents' freedoms.