October 26, 2020

To Thwart Invasion, Taiwan Points Powerful New Missiles at Chinese Bases

By: David Axe | FORBES | Taiwan is stocking air- and ground-launched rockets that, in the event of war with China, could pummel Chinese invasion forces before they […]
September 14, 2020

Making the Pentagon Super Ready for China

By: Ian Easton | TAIPEI TIMES | On August 24, 2020, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Mark Esper, made an important statement: “The Pentagon is Prepared for China.” […]
August 24, 2020

China Holds Trio of Military Drills, Including in South China Sea

By: Drake Long | RADIO FREE ASIA | China’s military is holding three separate naval exercises and live-fire drills simultaneously this week, with one of them covering […]
August 15, 2020

On V-J Day, U.S. Pushes for a Stronger Japanese Military

By: Jack Detsch | FOREIGN POLICY |  [F]ormer officials still aren’t sure that Japan has the capability to help out if a conflict kicks off farther away from […]
July 20, 2020

Special Report: China Expands its Amphibious Forces in Challenge to U.S. Supremacy Beyond Asia

By: David Lague | REUTERS | [The] People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is preparing to challenge American power further afield. … Beijing has already deployed marines and […]
June 30, 2020

Watching Over the Taiwan Strait: The Role of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Taiwan’s Defense Strategy

By: Ian Easton, Mark Stokes, Yang Kuang-shun, Eric Lee, and Colby Ferland | Unmanned systems are likely to transform the Taiwan Strait battle space in the […]
January 13, 2020

Should Taiwanese Missiles Target Beijing?

By: Ian Easton | TAIPEI TIMES | For many years, China’s propaganda outlets have broadcast videos of military units attacking Taiwan. … Chinese Communist Party (CCP) media […]
July 17, 2019

What Rare Earths Tell Us about China’s Competitive Strategy

By: Ian Easton | The National Interest | The recent debate over whether or not China will carry through on its threats to stop exporting rare earth […]
June 25, 2019

Compete to Defeat the PLA

By: Ian Easton | Taipei Times | China’s growing military power is a source of shared concern in Washington and Taipei. To avoid an enemy attack […]
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