Global alliance formed to counter China threat amid rising tensions
Lawmakers from EU parliament and eight other countries create new body. International cooperation is needed to protect democratic values from an increasingly
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Get Ready For a New Arms Race: Why Nuclear Strategic Stability Won’t Work With China
hina’s expansion of nuclear weapons has not received the attention it deserves due to its threat to U.S. interests and for strategic
Internal Chinese report warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over virus
An internal Chinese report warns that Beijing faces a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could
Will Russia Be the Real Loser in the New U.S.-China Cold War?
China found itself in the international wilderness after its suppression of the 1989 Tiananmen Square student protests. The violent crackdown elicited widespread
China Has No Reason to Make a Deal on Nuclear Weapons
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has informed his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, that any future agreement on nuclear-arms control between the U.S.
China rattles sabres as world battles coronavirus pandemic
China is becoming increasingly assertive in the region as the coronavirus crisis eases on the mainland while raging elsewhere in the world,
Decoding the Latest U.S. Report on Arms Control: Are Russia and China Really Cheating?
On April 15, 2020, the State Department released the executive summary for the 2020 Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation,
These Are 2020s 5 Most Dangerous Hotspots
The prospect of global conflagration in 2020 is low. Everyone awaits the result of the U.S. election, and a better understanding of
The Strategic Postures of China and India
Fueled by aggressive rhetoric from both capitals, Indian and Chinese ground forces engaged in a standoff between June and August 2017. The
China seizes Covid-19 advantage in South China Sea
With the Covid-19 pandemic mostly contained in China and now wreaking havoc on the United States, security analysts are closely watching Beijing’s
Military Experts at CPAC Warn China Is Trying to ‘Strangle Us’
The experts on the panel, hosted by the Committee on the Present Danger: China, warned that China is laying the groundwork to
How is China modernizing its nuclear forces?
The advent of nuclear weapons fundamentally transformed the nature of warfare and strategy. Changes in policy, posture, and the number of nuclear