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Chinese soldiers march with the national flag (C), flanked by the flags of the Communist Party of China (R) and the People's Liberation Army (L) during a military parade at Tiananmen Square

ranian Zolfaghar missiles are displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran on August 2, 2026. (Getty Images) Share to Twitter

Iranian Zolfaghar missiles are displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran on August 2, 2026. (Getty Images)

Podcast

Iran Is Openly Boasting It Uses Diplomacy to Rearm

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow

Husain Haqqani

Podcast

Aug 3, 2026

Podcast

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a news conference on May 25, 2020, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Abe’s Final Victory: Japan’s Defense Revolution and the End of Postwar Pacifism

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Commentary

Jul 31, 2026

Commentary

6 Min Read

(Screenshot via Youtube)

Podcast

How China Is Using Iran

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Michael Doran

Podcast

Jul 31, 2026

Podcast

The Moonshot AI Kimi app is seen on a mobile phone screen in Beijing on July 17, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

How the US Can Counter China’s Emerging Tech Trap

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Pinshan Lai

Research Associate, Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin & Pinshan Lai

Commentary

Jul 30, 2026

Commentary

8 Min Read

President Donald Trump gives Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia a tour of the White House on November 18, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Crucial Caveat in Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Deal Intended to Cut China, Russia out of the Middle East for Decades

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Commentary

Jul 30, 2026

Commentary

3 Min Read

Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on April 11, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Getty Images)

Commentary

The US Can’t Buy Pakistan. It Can Rent It

Ken Moriyasu

Senior Fellow

Hamza Azhar Salam

Journalist

Ken Moriyasu & Hamza Azhar Salam

Commentary

Jul 29, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

(Screenshot via Youtube)

In the Media

China-Russia Patrol Tests Pacific

Riley Walters

Senior Fellow

Riley Walters

In the Media

Jul 29, 2026

In the Media

(China Insider Logo)

Podcast

Xi Jinping at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Typhoon Noul in Southern China, and 2026 Fields Medal Recipients Hong Wang and Yu Deng

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Colin Tessier-Kay

Former Research Fellow and Program Manager, China Center

Miles Yu & Colin Tessier-Kay

Podcast

Jul 28, 2026

Podcast

(Screenshot via C-SPAN)

In the Media

US Defense Policies in Iran and Ukraine

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Jul 28, 2026

In the Media

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Donald Trump at White House during his visit to Washington, DC, on July 28, 2026. (Getty Images)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Donald Trump at the White House during his visit to Washington, DC, on July 28, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

US Is Fighting One War on Many Fronts Against Axis of Russia, China, and Iran

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Commentary

Jul 28, 2026

Commentary

3 Min Read

President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on October 28, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)

Commentary

How Asia Learned to Live with “America First”

John Lee

Senior Fellow

John Lee

Commentary

Jul 27, 2026

Commentary

13 Min Read

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II flies alongside two F-35A Lightning IIs and an F-16 Fighting Falcon of the US Air Force over the Pacific Ocean near Misawa Air Base in Japan on September 30, 2025. (US Air Force)

Commentary

Rule Japanica: America and Japan Are Building the Alliance China Fears