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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

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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

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