Japan’s high-tech militarization: Asserting independence in an uncertain world
By Matthew Edwin Carpenter Highlights Japan will continue to move over the next five years toward establishing an independent defense policy…
Ukraine: Reshaping NATO to meet the Russian and Chinese Challenge
By CSIS DOWNLOAD THE REPORT There is no way to predict whether Russia will actually take military action against the…
‘Guaranteed defeat’: President Putin supervises nuclear drills
•Russian leader oversees launch of military exercises involving Moscow’s strategic nuclear missiles with tensions sky-high over possible Ukraine invasion. Russia’s…
China could run Russia’s playbook on Taiwan
•The Ukraine crisis should refocus thinking on China’s threats. By Dan Blumenthal As Russia edges toward a full-scale invasion, U.S. thinking…
Behind China’s warning against a Russian invasion is a desire to protect ties with the US
•After strongly supporting Moscow’s standoff with the West over Ukraine, Beijing aligns its position closer to Washington’s By Lingling Wei China’s…
Washington must prepare for war with both Russia and China
•Pivoting to Asia and forgetting about Europe isn’t an option. By Matthew Kroenig As Russia threatens the largest land invasion in…
America’s eyes in the skies over Ukraine
An RC-135V/W Rivet Joint aircraft leaves the runway Aug. 13, 2015 at Offutt AFB, Neb. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO BY…
What If Russia Wins?
•A Kremlin-Controlled Ukraine Would Transform Europe By Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage When Russia joined the ongoing civil war in Syria,…
7 Key takeaways in Russia’s letter to US, NATO
•Moscow addressed the situation in Ukraine, US nuclear weapons in Europe, NATO violating treaties, and the law-based way forward The…
Ukraine, Poland, UK agree to set up 3-way cooperation memorandum
•Poland, Ukraine, UK to intensify joint work to safeguard stability, build resilience in Ukraine, says joint statement •As Germany sends…