OPINION — U.S. defense planning rests on the assumption that wars are fought abroad, by expeditionary forces, against defined adversaries. For [...]
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OPINION — China uses a layered approach in the South China Sea that blends military power, paramilitary forces, legal instruments, and political [...]
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OPINION — China uses a layered approach in the South China Sea that blends military power, paramilitary forces, legal instruments, and political [...]
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OPINION — “That’s the thing we’ve always sought – kind of the Holy Grail – and now we’re doing it.”Speaking was Marine Gen. Eric M. Smith before the [...]
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OPINION — “That’s the thing we’ve always sought – kind of the Holy Grail – and now we’re doing it.”Speaking was Marine Gen. Eric M. Smith before the [...]
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EXPERT Q&A Read also Is a US-China Face-off Over Taiwan Looming for Subscriber+MembersThe Cipher Brief: At the 20th CCP Congress, what stood out amid [...]
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EXPERT ANALYSIS — A security agreement signed by China and the Solomon Islands in April, has created waves of concern throughout the region and [...]
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EXPERT ANALYSIS — While the sinking of the Russian cruiser and Black Sea flagship Moskva is unquestionably the most eye-catching episode in the [...]
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OPINION — President-elect Joe Biden and Defense Secretary-designee ret-Gen. Lloyd Austin will inherit a Defense Department already in transition, [...]
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Bottom Line Up FrontAmidst escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf, officials from the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) recently met with their [...]
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Don Hepburn is a former senior CIA and FBI official and is currently President of Boanerges Solutions. He wrote this column with significant [...]
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Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time. While the two agree on the need to strengthen [...]
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Few security challenges are as vexing as the South China Sea. With multiple claimants and murky claims, the contours of the conflict can be difficult [...]
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Since China undertook a massive artificial island building program in 2013 with the intention of militarizing the islands, the U.S. has grown [...]
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President Donald Trump and his cabinet are now responsible for U.S. policy on one of Asia’s most contentious regions: The South China Sea. While [...]
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