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July 5, 2025
China’s Military Diplomacy in the New Era
Military diplomacy — including senior-level visits, port calls, and joint exercises — has become a vital tool of Chinese statecraft.
June 11, 2025
Re-examining National Missile Defense Strategy: Defending Against China
Dr. Kathleen Ellis, CSWMD Senior Policy Fellow, authored a National Institute for Public Policy (NIPP) Occasional Paper, “Re-examining National Missile Defense Strategy: Defending Against China,”
June 10, 2025
Dr. Clint Work featured on Korea 24 Radio Show
On 10 June, Dr. Clint Work provided commentary on potential changes in the U.S. force posture on the Korean Peninsula for Korea 24.
Wartime transfer of command and South Korea's original nuclear armament theory
Dr. Clint Work provided media commentary on the U.S.-ROK alliance for the Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan's oldest daily newspapers.
June 5, 2025
Dual use and gain-of-function research: a significant endeavor with biosecurity imperatives
Drs. Diane DiEuliis and James Giordano published a new paper entitled “Dual use and gain-of-function research: a significant endeavor with biosecurity imperatives,” in the international, peer-reviewed journal mSphere.
May 29, 2025
Naval power: American shipbuilding capacity and competition with China
T. X. Hammes, Distinguished Research Fellow in the INSS Center for Strategic and Military Power, joined Defense Priorities for a panel discussion on the reality of American shipbuilding and naval competition with China.
Dr. Clint Work quoted in Financial Times article on US-South Korea alliance
Dr. Clint Work, a Research Fellow for Northeast Asia in the INSS Center for Strategy and Military Power, was recently quoted in the Financial Times article "The ‘quiet’ crisis brewing between the US and South Korea."
May 27, 2025
How China Could Counter U.S. Intervention in War Over Taiwan
Has Beijing found a new “assassin’s mace” to keep the U.S. military out of a fight over Taiwan?
May 22, 2025
T.X. Hammes quoted in The Economist on US shipment of missiles to the Philippines
T.X. Hammes, a distinguished research fellow in the INSS Center for Strategy and Military Power, was quoted in The Economist.
May 20, 2025
The South Korea-US Alliance Is Due for an Overhaul
At a time of growing U.S.-China competition, the purpose of the alliance is once again becoming a subject of debate.