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Chinese soldiers march with the national flag (C), flanked by the flags of the Communist Party of China (R) and the People's Liberation Army (L) during a military parade at Tiananmen Square

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) flies the battle ensign during a formation transit as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 25, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navy’s commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict free Atlantic region. (U.S. Navy phot

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage flies the battle ensign during a formation transit as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group on October 25, 2022, in the Atlantic Ocean. (US Navy photo by Sawyer Connally)

Commentary

America Is Stronger than Biden’s Foreign Policy

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Dec 19, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

(Screenshot via Newsmax)

In the Media

China's Coming COVID-19 Surge

Michael Pillsbury

Former Senior Fellow and Director for Chinese Strategy

Michael Pillsbury

Dec 19, 2022

In the Media

A protest against Chinese treatment of the Uyghur people outside the White House on July 10, 2009. (Malcolm Brown via Flickr)

Podcast

Let the Uyghurs Go

Nury Turkel

Former Senior Fellow

Nury Turkel

Dec 19, 2022

Podcast

Jakarta, Indonesia. (Stock Photo)

Commentary

Indonesia’s New Criminal Code Leads to Conflict with US

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Dec 19, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Screenshot via Fox News)

In the Media

Is COVID-19 a Bioweapon?

David Asher

Senior Fellow

David Asher

Dec 17, 2022

In the Media

URAGA CHANNEL, Japan (February 17, 2016) – The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi (DD-107) transits Uraga Channel in front of Mt. Fuji. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. William McGough) LEAVE A COMMENT

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi transits Uraga Channel in front of Mt. Fuji on February 17, 2016. (US Navy photo by William McGough)

Podcast

Japan Releases National Security Strategy

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Dec 16, 2022

Podcast

A General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned vehicle prepares to start up at El Mirage Airfield, Calif. June 24, 2021. The Skyborg team conducted a multiple-hour flight test of the Skyborg Autonomy Core System aboard the General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned vehicle during Edwards Air Force Base’s Orange Flag 21-2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano)

A General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aircraft flight tests the Skyborg Autonomy Core System in El Mirage, California, on June 24, 2021. (US Air Force photo by Tabatha Arellano)

Commentary

Exploit Commercial Electronics to Deter Beijing Before It's Too Late

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark & Dan Patt

Dec 15, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) with 7th Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade, disembark an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 during Keen Sword 23 at Camp Ainoura, Japan, Nov. 16, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF). This bilateral field-training exercise betwe

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force disembark from a US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey as part of joint military drill Operation Keen Sword in Kumamoto, Japan, on November 16, 2022. (Marine Corps photo by Justin Marty)

Commentary

Germany Shirks Its Defense Pledge, Imperiling the Asia "Pivot"

Mike Watson

Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft

Mike Watson

Dec 15, 2022

Commentary

2 Min Read

Xi Jinping is welcomed by Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud at the Palace of Yamamah in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on December 8, 2022. (Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

Why Saudis Don’t Want to Pivot to China

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyūga (DDH 181) launches an MH-60J Seahawk helicopter during training. Operating as part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, units assigned to Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Groups, America and Essex Amphibious Ready Groups, alongside JMSDF, are conducting training to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (Photo by Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Faller)

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Hyūga launches an MH-60J Seahawk helicopter during training in the Philippine Sea on January 21, 2022. (DVIDS photo by Jeremy Faller)

Commentary

Japan Abandons Pacifism