If there is a topic both supporters of Biden and Trump agree about it is the need to bolster Taiwan’s security. For most this has meant selling it more advanced weaponry. But there’s another military danger Taiwan faces that Washington can help reduce — the […]
Today, Reuters reported that China is pushing the development of a new generation of fast breeder reactors that make significant quantities of weapons-grade plutonium. The article draws on reports that China is building not one, but two large reprocessing plants (the first likely to come on line in 2025; […]
This is the first series of workshops the center will be holding and to kick off this working group, Ian Easton of Project 2049 has agreed to brief us on China’s targeting of Taiwan’s reactors, which recently made the news. In addition, Henry Sokolski will […]
Among the first phone calls President Joe Biden made to foreign leaders after his election were to Japanese president Yoshihide Suga and South Korean president Moon Jae-in. His intent was to clarify America’s desire to strengthen its security ties with both nations. Besides quickly resolving […]
On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, Henry Sokolski gave an interview with The John Batchelor Show. We’re trading a lot, at least with China; quite unlike the Cold War. Another complication is that our ideological opposition to what’s going on in China and Russia is a lot […]
As President Biden fills out his national security team, deterring Chinese adventurism, particularly towards Taiwan, will be necessary to keep the peace. Last October, NPEC conducted a series of wargames that had Beijing stopping all cargo ships bound for Taiwan and demanding that they pay […]
“Alternative Asian Futures.” Oct 29, 2020Alternative Asian FuturesBy Henry Sokolski To view the PowerPoint click here.
Just before this week’s presidential election, Marshall Billingslea, the U.S. envoy for arms control, pleaded with NATO members not to share sensitive nuclear technology with China. He made this request to pressure Beijing to join nuclear arms negotiations with Washington and Moscow. Certainly, reaching limits […]
Earlier this week, administration officials said they were close to reaching an agreement with Moscow to extend the New START arms control agreement for an additional year. They made it clear that they wanted to use the year to get China to join the talks […]
“Will North Korea Benefit from Joe Biden’s Plan for Iran?” is an op-ed Henry Sokolski wrote. It appeared in The National Interest on August 24, 2020. Aug 24, 2020 AUTHOR: Henry Sokolski Will North Korea Benefit from Joe Biden’s Plan for Iran? By Henry Sokolski If elected, Joe […]
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