US officials keep asking China for mil-to-mil communications. But the Chinese military knows, if you want to make Americans uncomfortable, don't talk to them.
After Antony Blinken's trip, the PRC just might smell confusion and think the US won't respond when Beijing calls its bluff, even if that assessment is...
The importance of Okinawa is about deterrence. Demonstrate you're a serious military with lots of partners and an enemy is less likely to try his luck...
The failure of the US Marine Corps to respond to recent crises is inexcusable. The Marines are supposed to be "most ready when the nation is...
An alarming number of missiles have been launched in Japan's vicinity, threatening not only Japan's security but also the global democratic order.
The Taiwan military has languished in isolation for 40 years. Increased interaction with US forces is a move in the right direction.
Chinese espionage has been so successful because the United States allowed it to fester. Spy balloons are just the tip of the iceberg.
Do you think we'd have heard about the Chinese spy balloon over the US (or over other countries) if a Montanan hadn't looked up and taken...
The more the US Marines and Japan Self-Defense Force are a "single force," the more effective they'll be in a fight and the more they will...
Predictions on when, and how bad the trouble is the harder part. But what happens in the next few years will determine what historians write about...
What the former marine did was stupid at best. But how about providing the funding, the technology, and overall support that built up the Chinese PLA?
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