The twenty-first century will be known as the Indo-Pacific century. It is already the scene of the most intense great power competition since the Cold War. China and the United States are battling for global preeminence, with the Indo-Pacific as…
The China Blueprint: A Biography and China Blueprint By Brad Good (Jack Gold, 206 pages, $20) Novelist Brad Good’s heart is in the right place. He wants the United States to develop a strategy to “reengage” with China in ways…
In recent months, the People’s Republic of China (China) has been ratcheting up espionage capabilities against the Republic of China (Taiwan). Meanwhile, China is increasing its threats on the island, with Taiwan responding in kind. In March, a Chinese army…
A series of news reports warn about China’s construction of specialized landing barges that may enable the PLA to overrun Taiwan’s shore defenses in the event of war in the South China Sea. Last month, the Asia Times and Naval…
On January 19th, the much-debated ban on TikTok, a China-based and CCP-controlled social media platform, officially took effect. This decision by the U.S. government acknowledges TikTok as a national security threat. However, questions remain about the ban’s permanence. Some fear…
It’s not enough to say that America is no longer a reliable ally to any of our strategic friends. Through a combination of the Biden-Harris administration’s negligence, stupidity, and wholly unrealistic view of the world, we’ve become a tragic imitation…
Elbridge Colby served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development in the Trump administration and is credited with shifting U.S. defense strategy from its focus on the global War on Terror and “small wars” to great…
This afternoon, President Joe Biden set out to make my job difficult. I’m fairly certain he doesn’t know I exist (we’ll keep it that way), and even if he did, he likely wouldn’t care. Nonetheless, as he affixed his signature…
It was probably former Wyoming Republican Senator Alan Simpson who first said that the Republicans are the “Stupid Party.” He may not have invented it, but he said it often enough. American humorist P.J. O’Rourke once said, “The Republicans are…
