Notably, Slife called out the need to operate in and around “an island environment that is not serviced by a major fixed operating base runway.”
By Aaron MehtaAnalysts say the trilateral defense pact could set precedents and become a 20-year endeavor for the countries involved.
By Justin Katz“This does not mean there are not constructive areas of engagement with China,” Australia Foreign Minister Foreign Minister Marise Payne said at the State Department today. She then noted that “US leadership within the Indo-Pacific remains indispensable.”
By Colin ClarkA US official called the move the “biggest strategic step Australia has taken in generations.”
By Aaron Mehta and Colin ClarkOne senior official said he wants his agency to have the urgency about China the way the US had urgency about counterterrorism after 9/11.
By Brad D. Williams“It is going to take us 10 to 15 years to modernize 400 silos that already exist. And China is basically building almost that many overnight. So the speed of difference in that threat is what really concerns me most,” Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs says.
By Colin Clark“There’s no question that as you pull out… our intelligence collection is diminished,” Haines said. “In Afghanistan, we will want to monitor any reconstitution of terrorist groups.”
By Brad D. WilliamsThe message was clear, from the mouths of military officials, the State Department and President Joe Biden himself: Aug. 30 marked the official end of the US war in Afghanistan. But, as Mark Cancian writes below, just because the US has decided it is done with Afghanistan does not mean Afghanistan is done with…
By Mark Cancian“This direct call for physical mobilization is a significant development compared to prior activity, potentially indicative of an emerging intent to motivate real-world activity outside of China’s territories,” Mandiant researchers noted.
By Brad D. Williams“Our findings expose gaps between Chinese and Russian aspirations and the reality on the ground, bringing greater accuracy and nuance to current assessments of Sino-Russian cooperation,” on AI, notes a new report by the Center for Security and Emerging Technology.
By Brad D. WilliamsThe law’s vulnerability disclosure provisions will give the Chinese government a head start on remediating — and potentially exploiting — zero-day vulnerabilities, possibly to include those discovered in tech used by the Defense Department, Intelligence Community, and across the US public and private sectors more broadly.
By Brad D. WilliamsThe Marine Corps Commandant suggested the US could deter adversarial aggression by spotlighting their actions on the world stage.
By Justin KatzA top House lawmaker says Russia and China are not likely to be more aggressive to neighboring countries as a result of the US withdrawing from Afghanistan.
By Justin Katz
America should help Israel develop mechanisms for reviewing both inbound investments and outbound commerce to counter Chinese influence, argue three experts from JINSA.
By John Bird, Erielle Davidson and Ari Cicurel