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Military Strategy
Why Is China Ramping Up Construction of Missile Silos?
Earlier this year, freelance analysts in the United States confirmed vague Pentagon speculation since around 2018 that China intended to expand its...

China
China, the U.S. and the Waxing and Waning of Power
Most cultures—especially, perhaps, those in Asia—regard cycles as one of the basic rhythms of life, including international life. Great Britain was...

North Korea
The Korea Question: Six-Party Security Assurances Could Be the Answer
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North Korea
Round 2: North Korea and China Versus the USA
North Korea set out on its quest to develop a nuclear-weapons capability (reliable nuclear explosive devices and the means to deliver them over medium...

North Korea
What Is Kim up To?
The surging optimism about the imminent end of the Korean Peninsula’s long reign as a global flashpoint is overwhelming the legions of realists and...

North Korea
Might Kim Actually Want to Cut a Deal?
For nearly 70 years, nothing has interrupted North Korea’s fierce and often savage belligerence towards the South and its superpower ally, the United...

North Korea
DPRK: Ready to Talk, but Who's Listening?
On 29 November, after a 10-week hiatus, North Korea conducted another missile test. It was a new vehicle, the biggest yet seen, and it performed...

North Korea
North Korea: Where to Now?
A growing list of observers contend that North Korea is now out of reach, that its nuclear program is irreversible and that the smart option is to...

Military History
The Korean War 1950–53: Still Settling the Score
The three countries that started the Korean War in June 1950—Russia (USSR), China and North Korea—are still manoeuvring to secure a better outcome....

North Korea
Changing Course on the Korean Peninsula
The Korean peninsula’s deservedly been labelled a ‘flashpoint’ for well over a half a century but flare-ups in tension appear to be happening more...

2949 Marine Prisoners, Hostages, and Peacetime Governmental Detainees Since Our Corps' Founding
By Jon Couch • RealClearDefense
America Must Win the Biotech Race Against China
By Rob Maness • RealClearDefense
How Digital Twins Can Strengthen Naval Readiness Before a Crisis Begins
By Carl Napoletano • RealClearDefense
The Uninsured Sky
By Joe Sandri • RealClearDefense
Counterterrorism and the Growing Convergence in Homeland Security and Homeland Defense
By Austin Doctor • RealClearDefense

How Digital Twins Can Strengthen Naval Readiness Before a Crisis Begins
By Carl Napoletano • RealClearDefense
F-16s Build on Iran Combat Lessons to Prepare for China Threat
By Rebecca Grant • Lexington Institute
U.S. Aircraft Evacuated From Second U.K. Base Due to Iran Threat
By Holliday, et al, WSJ
US Marine Corps Acquires Textron’s Ripsaw M3 Uncrewed Ground Vehicles
By DPost
U.S. Navy’s First San Antonio Flight II USS Harrisburg Completes Sea Trials
By GDN
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