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China

NATO allies worry the US can’t defend Europe and counter China, but there’s a way

China’s threat to Taiwan also poses a profound dilemma for NATO — does it tie up its most powerful ally from European

Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2024

The 2022 National Security Strategy states that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is the onlycompetitor to the United States with the

China now a nuclear threat to the West, warns Armed Forces head

The world faces a “third nuclear age”, the head of the Armed Forces has said as he warned that China poses a

China’s Nuclear Rise

Does the rise of China as a nuclear strategic superpower present a fundamental threat to deterrence, arms control, and arms race stability?

Strategic Balances and Fractures: Russia, China, and Iran in Central Asia

s the rise of multipolarity is testing the resilience of the liberal international order, states are rushing to decouple economically from their

China’s Expanding Arctic Ambitions Challenge the U.S. and NATO

As the Arctic summer melts the polar bear tracks on the sea ice around Norway’s Spitsbergen Island, dozens of Chinese scientists are

Is China at War in the South China Sea?

s China at war in the South China Sea? You be the judge. Beyond dispute its conduct is warlike—and that has implications

China pursuing ‘significant’ expansion of nuclear arsenal, report says

China is in the midst of a “significant” expansion of its nuclear capabilities and may have as many intercontinental ballistic missiles as

Leaked Russian Documents Reveal Deep Concern Over Chinese Aggression

In a fascinating report, Max Seddon and Chris Cook of the Financial Times reveal how Russia might use nuclear weapons to roll

How China Is Slowly ‘Conquering’ the South China Sea

Summary: China’s construction of manmade islands in the South China Sea has significantly bolstered its strategic position, posing a substantial challenge to

China’s Navy Is Growing More Powerful By the Day

China’s surface fleet is increasingly footloose—including its aviation component. Backed by an impressive armory of shore-based weapons, the fleet need no longer

America’s War Machine Runs on Rare-Earth Magnets. China Owns That Market.

The American war machine depends on tiny bits of metal, some as small as dimes. Rare-earth magnets are needed for F-35 jet