Indo-Pacific
Power balances, maritime competition, deterrence, and flashpoints across the Indo-Pacific.
133 Dispatches
America's New Fighter Jet, China's Invasion Ships, and More.
Situation Room 3.31.2025: Bombers Massing on Diego Garcia; Introducing the F-47 Fighter; China’s New Invasion Ships. Welcome to the Situation Room. This we
Poland Wants to Go Nuclear: How a Single Sentence Signaled a New Age of Proliferation
Donald Tusk's nuclear remark to the Sejm, plus rising tension across Taiwan, Syria, and Pakistan's Balochistan, mark a more dangerous global moment.
Myanmar’s Civil War Stalemate: Why Neither Side Can Break Through
Analyze the strategic landscape of Myanmar's civil war and why the rebel alliance's momentum has stalled against entrenched Tatmadaw strongholds.
Why is America Destroying its Strongest Alliances? And More.
Situation Room 2.24.2025: Will South Korea Squander its Arms-Dealer Potential? Should We All Be Worried About Tajikistan? Will South Korea Squander its Arm
China's Looming Power Peak: A Global Concern
The prospect of a conflict with China has loomed over Western security circles for decades. However, the narrative has shifted from China's unstoppable ris
America's Foreign Aid Freeze and China's Fusion Gamble: Two Shifts in the Global Balance
How a total US foreign aid freeze ripples through conflict zones worldwide, and why a giant Chinese fusion facility in Mianyang carries nuclear weapons implications.
Was DeepSeek Really China's Sputnik Moment? Analyzing the Geopolitical Implications of AI Breakthrough
Analyzing DeepSeek's AI breakthrough, market impact, geopolitical implications, and whether it truly represents a Sputnik moment in U.S.-China competition.
China's J-36 Reveal: Did Beijing Just Checkmate America's Sixth-Generation Fighter Program?
China's surprise Chengdu reveal of two tailless stealth aircraft challenges Western assumptions about its air power and rattles America's NGAD program.
The Myanmar Civil War: The War of a Hundred Armies
How a 2021 coup ignited the world's most fragmented conflict, where a hundred-plus rebel armies are dismantling Myanmar's military regime piece by piece.
North Korean Troops Are Failing in Kursk, But That May Not Matter to Kim Jong-Un
North Korean soldiers suffer heavy losses in Kursk, but Kim Jong-Un views the deployment as a strategic win regardless of battlefield performance.
Joe Biden's Foreign Policy Legacy: The Tarnished Record of America's 46th President
A region-by-region assessment of Joe Biden's foreign policy, from the Afghanistan withdrawal and Ukraine to the Middle East, China, Haiti, and Africa.
World War Three: Who Would Fight, Who Would Ally, and Where the Battles Would Rage
Analysis of hypothetical WW3 coalitions: Western bloc vs Axis of Disorder, key allies, fence-sitters, and three primary theatres of conflict.