President Trump is visiting Europe for a NATO summit and a one-on-one chat with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Many Trump detractors are concerned that the U.S. President is overly lenient with Russia, given Moscow’s annexation of Crimea and its interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. His detractors are also concerned that Trump is far […]
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Chinese Expansion is a Pacific Naval Threat
Since the end of the Cold War, U.S. naval dominance of the Western Pacific has remained largely unchallenged until recently. The U.S. Navy established itself as the dominant player in the region by defeating the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. That was followed by the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and […]
China, North Korea in Spotlight at Hill Forum
WASHINGTON—The future of the Middle East remains on the brink, while fast-paced China emergence continues in East Asia, according to participants at the Capitol Hill National Security Forum on June 21. In the “Countering ISIS 2.0 and the Future of the Middle East” discussion, panelists noted that though the fight against the Islamic State of […]
China, North Korea are Largest Cybersecurity Threat
WASHINGTON—China and North Korea pose the greatest cyber threats to the United States, said panelists during a Brookings Institution conference June 14. The conference was part of the institution’s Asia Transnational Threats forum. William Carter, deputy director of the Technology Policy Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said China’s goal is to […]
Taiwan Needs U.S. Support Amid Chinese Aggression
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration should take a stronger stance to defend Taiwan against growing “maritime insurgency” from China, according to scholars at a Hudson Institute forum June 7. Taiwan sits at the heart of the battle for the South China Sea, crisscrossed by multi-trillion-dollar trade routes that carry most of China’s energy imports. As such, China […]