China’s efforts to harass the Philippines have suffered a significant setback. On August 11, a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel collided with a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ship while attempting...
The Trump administration announced July 1 that it would pause the delivery of needed munitions to Ukraine as the beleaguered democracy continues to defend itself against Russian aggression. The White House...
Preventing CCP Aggression on Taiwan
Arming Taiwan, Ukraine, and Israel While Strengthening the U.S. Industrial Base
China’s psychological warfare on Taiwan is intensifying. Following its largest military exercises around Taiwan in three decades last December, Beijing has launched a new series of military drills. On...
Evaluating The Last Four Years in the EAP Region and Unseized Opportunities Under President Trump
“The enemy gets a vote.” The strategic planning axiom might be a cliché, but it is a useful one. And it may be dangerously overlooked in assessing the utility of Taiwan’s “Silicon Shield,” the...
Assessing Global Cyber Threats to the Homeland
Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal sent a signal. So will Trump’s Ukraine policy, whatever it may be.
In its largest military exercise in nearly three decades, China demonstrated its growing capacity to blockade Taiwan and project power throughout the First Island Chain of Pacific archipelagos that run...
The Obama and Biden administrations failed to request from Congress sufficient resources for defense. Trump should not make the same mistake.
China launched large-scale military drills around Taiwan this week acting on the pretext that Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te made offensive remarks in a major speech. These latest drills reflect Beijing’s...
Beijing’s Playbook for Economic and Cyber Warfare
Around the world, from Ukraine to the Taiwan Strait, democracies are under threat. It is easy, therefore, to take for granted the stability, strength, and durability of North American democracies. ...
Beijing began enforcing a new protocol last month authorizing China’s Coast Guard to seize vessels operating within China’s claimed maritime borders, a move that coincided with several provocative...
American consumers love next-day shipping. Today, U.S. consumers can order nearly anything and have it delivered to their doors within hours. This expectation extends beyond consumer goods to U.S. military...