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Chinese soldiers march with the national flag (C), flanked by the flags of the Communist Party of China (R) and the People's Liberation Army (L) during a military parade at Tiananmen Square

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) with 7th Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade, disembark an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 during Keen Sword 23 at Camp Ainoura, Japan, Nov. 16, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF). This bilateral field-training exercise betwe

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force disembark from a US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey as part of joint military drill Operation Keen Sword in Kumamoto, Japan, on November 16, 2022. (Marine Corps photo by Justin Marty)

Commentary

Germany Shirks Its Defense Pledge, Imperiling the Asia "Pivot"

Mike Watson

Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society

Mike Watson

Dec 15, 2022

Commentary

2 Min Read

Xi Jinping is welcomed by Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud at the Palace of Yamamah in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on December 8, 2022. (Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

Why Saudis Don’t Want to Pivot to China

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyūga (DDH 181) launches an MH-60J Seahawk helicopter during training. Operating as part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, units assigned to Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Groups, America and Essex Amphibious Ready Groups, alongside JMSDF, are conducting training to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (Photo by Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Faller)

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Hyūga launches an MH-60J Seahawk helicopter during training in the Philippine Sea on January 21, 2022. (DVIDS photo by Jeremy Faller)

Commentary

Japan Abandons Pacifism

Mike Watson

Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society

Mike Watson

Dec 15, 2022

Commentary

10 Min Read

(Screenshot via Newsmax)

In the Media

Weaponized Fentanyl and TikTok Progaganda

Michael Pillsbury

Former Senior Fellow and Director for Chinese Strategy

Michael Pillsbury

Dec 15, 2022

In the Media

(Screenshot via Independent Women's Forum/YouTube)

Podcast

Why Are Chinese Protestors Risking Their Lives?

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Dec 15, 2022

Podcast

Chinese nuclear missiles during a military parade on September 3, 2015, in Beijing, China. (Xinhua/Pan Xu via Getty Images)

Commentary

Chinese Nuclear Deceptions

Rebeccah Heinrichs speaks to the Liberty University chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society, on December 13, 2022. (Screenshot via Liberty University/YouTube)

In the Media

Educating Future Leaders on Foreign Policy

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Dec 13, 2022

In the Media

Photos of Americans who died from a fentanyl overdose are displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, on July 13, 2022. (Agnes Bun/AFP via Getty Images)

In the Media

The US Government's Failure to Stop the Flow of Fentanyl