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Do U.S. Cuts Threaten its Allies?
An increasingly cash-strapped America is promising significant cuts to its military. Coupled with a rising China, would the U.S. have to give up on its allies?
An Asian Arms Race?
The term “arms race” is overused. But China and India are spending more even as their GDP growth falls.
India’s Military Inferiority Complex
Indian officials are preoccupied by China’s growing military power. They would do better to fix their own incoherent defense establishment.
U.S. Must Remove UNCLOS Handcuffs
Critics say the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea infringes U.S. sovereignty. Actually, it would save the U.S. money, help counter China and make the Pacific safer.
China’s Next Flashpoint?
A dispute with South Korea over a remote reef has prompted a tense exchange of words between the two countries. There could be more to come.
How to Save Cyberspace
The U.S. is increasingly dependent on the Internet for its well-being. It makes its lack of preparedness for cyberattacks from China, Russia and others all the more worrying.
How Europe Shies from Taiwan
Europe accounts for a fraction of Taiwan’s defense import needs. Expect things to stay that way.
China Carrier Preps for Flight Ops?
New images surfacing on the internet suggest China’s aircraft carrier has taken a big step toward flights ops.
Understanding China
China isn’t as inscrutable as some in the West assume. Seeing it through a U.S. general’s eyes might help.
Mitt Romney’s Bleak China View
Are Romney’s China complaints campaign rhetoric or genuine belief? Either way, he must resist ideologically pleasing solutions that risk military overreach.
Should Russia sell Su-35 to China?
China has been accused of copying Russian fighters. So why does Moscow seem close to selling it the Su-35?
China Ups Military Spending
China announces another double-digit rise in military spending. It’s unsettling the country’s neighbors.