China

While Washington and its European allies, as well as NATO, are preoccupied with the course of events in Ukraine and predicting Moscow’s next step, Beijing was able to surprise the …

Comparison between Southwest Asia AORs and the China/Pacific AOR  China’s military’s growth and increasing belligerency has caused it to become the “it girl” for the United States’ military strategy.  As …

Prices are going up and we all know that.  Where just a short time ago the U.S. was energy independent for the first time, that is no more.  The move …

I was re-reading NSC-68 the other day (NSC-68 United States Objectives and Programs for National Security (fas.org), the height of bureaucratic geekiness. For those unfamiliar with the NSC process or …

“A strategic joint venture for 25 years, geopolitical dominance, economic colonialism, and the unknown fate of U.S. interests in the Middle East” The U.S. administration, since assuming duties, has been struggling to …

Military force has expanded from ground-based combat over the course of history and naval power is one to be feared in warfare. From the US to Japan, the top 5 …

A recent report suggests that most Chinese submarine seaman have significant mental health problems. I want to examine how this affects most analysis of China which examines weapon systems – …

One of the difficulties in Chinese analysis is that there is a maze of arguments and counter arguments. The counter to arguments that China’s economy is faltering, is explained by …

Donald Trump receives lots of criticism for his America First policy, but the international organizations have seen a series of spectacular failures in 2020 that contrast sharply with Trump’s successes …

2020 Ten Year Predictions Prognosticating the future is always a dangerous profession. For every Von Schlieffen that correctly predicted the features of World War I  there are numerous pollsters and …