Tag: China

Throughout nearly two decades of anti-terrorism and counter-insurgency warfare, the United States has continued to rely on long standing and reliable weapons platforms like the M777 Howitzer and the M1109AG Paladin Howitzer. These artillery platforms are capable of delivering a massive punch from a long distance — but as the U.S. Army is beginning to […]

Washington, D.C., United States—How can you shield your military installations, your nuclear power plants, your hospitals, and indeed all of your critical infrastructure against cyberattacks? Doctor Paul Stockton, a former Assistant Secretary of Defence for Homeland Defence and Security Affairs under the Obama administration, appears to have the answer. In research published by the Johns […]

Washington, D.C., United States—In the coming weeks, the Department of Defense (DoD) will release a study examining the U.S. military’s dependence on foreign countries. The study will focus on critical military materials and their providers. The ultimate aim will be to limit or eliminate dependence on foreign firms or countries that could prove adversaries in […]

Lyon, France—The Interpol chief has seemingly vanished after a visit to China. Interpol President Meng Hongwei, who is Chinese and a former Senior Communist Party official, went to his native country for a visit a week ago. He hasn’t been heard or seen since. An official investigation began only after Meng’s wife, alarmed by his […]

Last month, Russia launched a large-scale series of training exercises known as Vostok (Eat). Like last year’s Zapad (West) drills, these exercises approximate a large-scale conflict on one side of Russia’s expansive territorial claims. These drills are usually quite the spectacle, with Russian officials making a habit of lying about how large (or small) the […]

China is emerging from the deep slumber it has been in for the past centuries. Slowly and awkwardly, the Asian dragon is exerting itself ever surer on the geopolitical chessboard. The weapons of choice are economic, diplomatic, and military—carefully and shrewdly arranged in that order. China understands that it can’t compete militarily with the United States—not […]

Here in the United States, we have a short memory and even shorter foresight when it comes to international politics. We can’t seem to find it in ourselves to view the world through anything other than our own partisan lenses, qualifying our nation’s behavior, as well as the responses it garners, from the rest of […]

As though China needed another excuse to hate the US, it came September 25, when the US State Department proposed to fund $330m worth of military parts for Taiwan’s army. China, by the way, considers Taiwan its territory. What happened? The US has periodically gifted small military parts to Taipei, Taiwan’s capital. George W. Bush […]

On Sunday, a Chinese Type 052C destroyer confronted the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Decatur in the international waters of the South China Sea. The Chinese-flagged warship attempted to assert China’s sovereignty over the waterway by crossing the Decatur’s bow in a maneuver U.S. Navy officials characterized as “unsafe and unprofessional,” forcing the Decatur to take […]

After extended negotiations, Canada, the United States, and Mexico have all agreed to a new trade deal that will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The new agreement, which is called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is being hailed as a win for all three countries. According to Reuters, the new deal ensures […]

Tensions between the U.S. and China continue to escalate. On Sunday, an American warship conducting a Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea was confronted by a Chinese destroyer. The Chinese vessel, aiming to enforce China’s claims of sovereignty over the geopolitically crucial waterway, closed to within just 45 feet of the […]

In an effort reminiscent of the massive Apollo program that landed American astronauts on the moon, the Chinese government recently announced that they’ve brought together the combined resources and brainpower of 20 different research institutes and universities around their nation to do something many believe could be impossible. Like Apollo, this endeavor will require launching […]