HARDWARE, WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
HISTORY
ESSENTIAL READING | The RN in the Pacific
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
A Wargame Postulating an Initial “Battle of Taiwan”
The Washington think-tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), recently held a revealing wargaming exercise on a PRC invasion of Taiwan.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
EN CLAIR | Xi Jinping Battles to Retain Credibility in the Run-Up to the 20th Party Congress
Just how secure is Xi Jinping in his bid for a third term as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China? His actions against Taiwan show desperation.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Military Conflict Evolves, and with It, Uncertainty
Armed conflicts are now more likely to occur, but warfighting lessons — from Russia-Ukraine and the PRC-ROC/US — are still incomplete, and outcomes uncertain.
GOVERNANCE & ELECTIONS
China: The Song Has Ended, But the Malady Lingers On
Xi Jinping’s powers were re-affirmed, apparently, at the recent Beidaihe retreat, but the challenges to him and the Communist Party have not receded.
SECURITY, UNREST & WAR
Global Strategy: The Critical “Phony War”
Beijing’s new war against the US and the West could be won or lost before kinetic actions get serious
STRATEGY & INTELLIGENCE
Korea and the Return of China’s Tributary States
The Forthcoming Struggles and Wars, According to Xi Jinping