About That Taiwan ‘Thucydides Trap’
The Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal Xi Jinping likes the Greek analogy because he thinks China is the rising power and the U.S. in decline. He might think twice about that.
Commentary & Analysis
Great Nations Aren’t Destroyed by Enemies. They’re Destroyed by Debt.
AmSpec The greatest threat to American power may not come from Beijing or Tehran, but from Treasury auctions.
From Challenge to Strategy: Germany’s New Military Doctrine
Robbin Laird, SLDinfo Germany’s ambition, stated unambiguously, is to become the strongest conventional army in Europe.
Enlarging China’s Malacca Dilemma
Francis P. Sempa, RealClearDefense In 2003, then-Chinese President Hu Jintao noted China’s “
Blaming America First: Dangerous Waters Ahead
Peter Huessy, RealClearDefense How did the United States reverse the Soviet buildup of nuclear weapons and end the Soviet empire, including reversing its third world campaign of…
The UAE’s Post-OPEC Security Doctrine
Irina Tsukerman, RealClearDefense The UAE’s departure from OPEC represents an opening move in…
Winning the Institutional Battlefield
Sue Ghosh Stricklett, RealClearDefense Countering China’s Proxy Influence in the United Nations System
Toward a Free and Unified Korea—Resolving the Korea Challenge
NIPP The division of the Korean Peninsula is one of the most critical unresolved legacies of World War II
So, the SECNAV Has Departed
CDR Salamander ..so, my phone blew up on the drive home, and I heard that…
Expert Commentary on the 2025 National Defense Strategy
NIPP Introduction
The 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS), released earlier this January, includes several positive features. It emphasizes strengthening national…