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Xi Jinping Tightens Grip as China’s Military Purge Deepens

OPINION — In China, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) “commands the gun”, and Chinese President Xi Jinping controls the one million members of the [...] More

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Global Intelligence Report for Friday, December 19, 2025

Global Intelligence Report for Friday, December 19, 2025

06:22 America/Chicago Friday, December 19 [...] More

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the Live Keynote Pregame during the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) in Washington, DC, on October 28, 2025.

Global Intelligence Report for Thursday, November 6, 2025

07:09 America/New_York Thursday, November 6 [...] More

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

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine (L) arrives to testify before the House Appropriations Committee's Defense Subcommittee at the U.S. Capitol on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Global Intelligence Report for Tuesday, November 4, 2025

07:22 America/New_York Tuesday, November 4 [...] More

Inside Xi Jinping’s Military Purge: Loyalty, Power, and Taiwan

OPINION — Last week’s Fourth Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party witnessed a purge of China’s senior military leaders, culminating in over two [...] More

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (William Lai) delivers a national day address, during the National Day Ceremony, outside the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, on October 10, 2025.

Global Intelligence Report for Friday, October 31, 2025

06:03 America/Chicago Friday, October 31 [...] More

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