Underestimating China Success in great-power competition requires rigorous and unsentimental net assessment. Yet the American estimation of China has lurched from one extreme to the other. For decades, Americans registered...

New article by The Asia Group Chair Kurt Campbell and @rushdoshi.bsky.social on U.S.-China competition and the importance of allies to offset China's industrial advantages.

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The Asia Group Expands Defense & National Security Practice Announcing Christopher B. Johnstone as Partner & Chair and Abraham Denmark as Partner | The Asia Group WASHINGTON, D.C. | March 5, 2025 – The Asia Group (TAG) is proud to announce a major expansion of its Defense & National Security Practice with the appointment of Christopher B. Johnstone as Partner a...

Some personal news: after several months as a Senior Advisor, I have joined The Asia Group as a Partner. Excited to join such an exceptional group of professionals to continue building private sector ties between the United States and the Indo-Pacific. theasiagroup.com/the-asia-gro...

Rubio backs AUKUS The expected State Department nominee's comments about the three-nation defense pact could soothe allies’ jitters.

A significant signal from the incoming Trump team that U.S. support for #AUKUS remains robust and bipartisan. www.politico.com/live-updates...

She identifies four ways the U.S. has adapted its approach, with examples.

Hicks Delivers Speech and Fireside Chat: "Outpacing the PRC: Lessons Learned for Strategic Competition" Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks delivers remarks on "Outpacing the PRC: Lessons Learned for Strategic Competition" and joins a fireside chat held at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced

The US DoD has made tremendous strides to counter the PLA’s strategy with critical investments for new capabilities and evolutions in our operational concepts and force design.

Informative remarks here from DepSecDef, whose leadership and vision have been critical.

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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Introduces New Guidance for Missile Technology Exports to Advance Nonproliferation Goals and Bolster Allied Defense Capabilities | The White House On January 3, President Biden issued a National Security Memorandum to update policy guidance for the U.S. Government’s implementation of the Missile

Important new guidance on MTCR - this will go far to bolster allied defense capabilities and allow for greater defense trade with the U.S. on certain missiles, Uncrewed Aerial Systems, and Space Launch Vehicle (SLV) while advancing nonproliferation goals. www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...

North Korea breaks silence on 'insane' martial law effort in South Korea In its first coverage of last week’s short-lived martial law order, North Korean state media focused on protests calling for the ouster of President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Chutzpah Defined: North Korea calls South Korea a dictatorship. www.nbcnews.com/news/world/n...