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A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) conducts training maneuvers off the coast of Punta Guilarte in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, on September 5, 2025

Global Intelligence Report for Wednesday, November 5, 2025

07:11 America/New_York Wednesday, November 5 [...] More

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Of Ships And Chips – A Tale of Future War in The Pacific

BOOK REVIEW: Red Tide: A Novel of the Next Pacific WarBy M.P. Woodward /Naval Institute PressReviewed by: Bill HarlowThe Reviewer —Bill Harlow served [...] More

​US Navy Destroyer USS Sampson docked in Panama amid regional tensions with Venezuela

Report for Thursday, September 4, 2025

8:01 America/New_York Thursday, September 4 [...] More

Expert Q&A: Taiwan Prepares for China’s Next Move

EXPERT Q&A — Taiwan’s recent Han Kuang military exercises tested the island’s responses to a potential full-scale Chinese invasion. The drills not [...] More

China's Disinformation Offensive in Taiwan

China's Disinformation Offensive in Taiwan

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING - TAIPEI, Taiwan—During last year’s Presidential election in Taiwan, rumors swirled that Victor Lai Ching-te of the [...] More

China Can Do More to Improve Relations with the U.S.

OPINION — Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, at the ASEAN Summit. Rubio described the [...] More

As Taiwan Launches Military Drills, a Pressing Question for Washington

As Taiwan Launches Military Drills, a Pressing Question for Washington

TAIPEI, TAIWAN —Taiwan’s annual military exercise launching this week, will be its largest ever, mobilizing more than 22,000 reservists in response [...] More

A U.S.-Philippines ‘Full-Battle Test’ Aimed at China 

OPINION — “Beijing's aggressive maneuvers around Taiwan are not just exercises – they are dress rehearsals for forced unification…Russia's growing [...] More

Top U.S. Commanders See Major Pacific Risks

Top U.S. Commanders See Major Pacific Risks

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — A pair of top U.S. military commanders warned Congress last week of dangers in their areas of operations which could factor [...] More

China Military Drills, a Pentagon Memo and a Question: What Next for Taiwan?

China Military Drills, a Pentagon Memo and a Question: What Next for Taiwan?

EXPERT INTERVIEWS — Last week, the Taiwan Strait landed back on the front pages for two very different reasons: China held a two-day, large-scale [...] More

Taiwan Watches U.S.-Ukraine Rift: Could It Happen Here?

Taiwan Watches U.S.-Ukraine Rift: Could It Happen Here?

EXPERT INTERVIEW – Almost from the day Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine, more than three years ago, officials in China and Taiwan – [...] More

Taiwan Faces China Threats From Sea and Cyber

Taiwan Faces China Threats From Sea and Cyber

EXPERT INTERVIEW — While much of the world’s attention in recent weeks has been on Europe, and the U.S. tilt to Russia in its pursuit for an end to [...] More

Tariffs Overlook Gray Zone Threats Posed by China

OPINION — The recent tariffs against China are obviously getting a lot of attention. China is a major trading partner, so the idea of an escalating [...] More