Commentary The original Silk Road lasted until the 15th century. It was a vast trade network that began in the Far East and ended in Europe, winding through the countries of modern-day Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, India, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Today this area is ground zero for China’s Belt and Road Initiative…
The Latest Moves to Disarm the United States
Commentary “Si vis pacem, para bellum” is a Latin adage that is at least 1,500 years old, which translates to, “If you want peace, prepare for war.” This truism has guided many political and military leaders for centuries and is the motto of numerous military units. Either by design or neglect, the Biden administration has forgotten…
Defending the Borders—Including the Western Border—of the United States
Commentary For almost four centuries, Western political thought has identified the security of its peoples as the foremost responsibility of government. This tenet is a foundation of America’s founding and the country’s institutions and political principles, norms, and traditions. Security begins at the border, and if that is eroded, the government has failed its citizenry….
China Gains Access to the Bay of Bengal
April 25, 2022
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News Analysis The United States and India are threatened as the Chinese regime stands on the brink of securing a port in the Indian Ocean on pace to achieve its goal of sea control by 2030 and naval superiority by 2049. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has a long history of circumventing sanctions to support…
Beijing’s Indo-Pacific Arc of Power Crystallizes
Commentary Beijing now has in place a basic architecture of power projection targets throughout Southeast Asia, from Burma in the West to Indonesia, Timor-Leste, as well as Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. They each represent decades of work for the Chinese Communist Party of China (CCP) and are now…
Triumph of the Missiles?
Commentary The sinking of a Russian warship by cruise missile causes concern about the vulnerability of U.S. ships to Chinese missiles. But the U.S. forces are better trained at using their interlocking missile defenses. A Ukrainian Neptune missile reportedly sunk the battleship Moskva on April 14 (the Russians dispute this claim, of course, and it is…
US Must Increase Engagement With Burma to Counter China
Commentary While the world rallies to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Beijing undermines U.S. economic sanctions by supporting the Burmese military junta. In February 2021, the Burmese military overthrew the democratically-elected government of the National League for Democracy (NLD), led by the Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. After more than five decades of war…
China’s Secret Navy in the South China Sea
News Analysis Few regions are more strategically important to China than the South China Sea (SCS). Beijing has increasingly treated the SCS as a “Chinese lake,” subject to its “indisputable sovereignty.” Beijing’s competing territorial claims within other countries bordering on the SCS have led China to be militarily engaged and active in this area for…
Predicting When Communist China Will Make Its Move on Taiwan
Commentary The window for deterring a communist Chinese invasion of Taiwan is rapidly closing, and concrete actions are needed now. The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian has sparked a great deal of speculation about Taiwan’s future. Without question, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) are drawing various conclusions about the world’s response…
The Man Plotting to Overthrow the CCP
Commentary If China’s economic growth takes a nosedive, then Xi Jinping could find himself forcibly removed from office, according to Michael Shoebridge, a well-respected security expert. In an interesting interview with the Daily Mail, Shoebridge, director of defense, strategy, and national security at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said Xi’s safety is only guaranteed if the Chinese Communist…
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