Inside the Ring
China, Russia target Pentagon agency with disinformation campaign
China and Russia have joined forces in an aggressive disinformation campaign involving both covert and overt operations designed to discredit a key Pentagon agency.
China’s cognitive warfare advances include sound weapons, according to intel report
China's military is advancing the development of high-technology arms, including sound weapons to wage cognitive warfare -- the use of unconventional tools and capabilities to alter enemy thinking and decision-making, according to a new open-source intelligence report.
U.S. identifies Beijing’s mayor and current, past politburo members in Xi Jinping’s inner circle
Chinese President Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and chairman of its Central Military Commission, has emerged in the past two years as the country's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong.
Alaska Coast Guard tracks Chinese, Russian vessels in Bering Sea
Four Russian and Chinese security ships were tracked by the Coast Guard in a sign of increased activity by key U.S. adversaries in the Arctic, the Alaska office of the Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
China holds rare ICBM test in Pacific
China's military carried out a rare flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday.
Cybercom warfighting system faulted in Pentagon report
The military command in charge of conducting cyber warfare lacks the tools to conduct successful offensive attacks and defend against digital strikes by China and other adversaries, according to a report by the Pentagon's Defense Science Board.
Australia’s U.S. diplomat pushes back on criticism of his posture toward China
Kevin Rudd, the Australian ambassador to the United States, wants to know who is criticizing him over his views of China.
NSA document reveals Russians had microwave weapon suspected in attacks
Russia's government since the 1990s has had the type of microwave weapons that are suspected in the covert attacks on U.S. intelligence officials and diplomats that have caused what has come to be known as "Havana syndrome."
Obama suppressed Iran nuclear intel to get deal, U.S. counterspy says
The CIA suppressed secrets from inside Iran during the Obama administration showing efforts by Tehran to build a nuclear weapon were more advanced than suspected, according to a former National Security Agency counterintelligence official.
Chinese security services are blocking America’s diplomatic efforts
American diplomatic efforts to conduct people-to-people contacts and exchanges in China are being blocked by Chinese intelligence and security services.
Pentagon report weighs the climate change threat
Inside the Ring: Rising global temperatures pose pressing challenges for the Defense Department and a new climate planning cell is needed to better monitor climate threats, according to a major new study by the Pentagon's Defense Science Board.
U.S. rejects Chinese no-first-use nuke plan
Inside the Ring: A Chinese proposal submitted to the United Nations last month calling on all nations to adopt Beijing's questionable no-first-use nuclear weapons policy is a nonstarter for the United States. A State Department official told Inside the Ring that the no-first-use policy would be unacceptable, given Beijing's massive nuclear weapons buildup and its refusal to join U.S. arms talks.
Biden administration’s ‘dismal’ China policy faulted on Capitol Hill
The Biden administration has failed to win the strategic competition with China through ineffective policies toward Beijing, the senior Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said this week.
Treasury targets China with sanctions over North Korea missile help
The Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed financial sanctions on Chinese companies and their executives for supplying missile- and space-related goods to North Korea.
China’s military forces are rapidly building up space warfare capabilities
China's military forces are rapidly building up space warfare capabilities for use in a future conflict, two top American generals said on Wednesday.
Lawmaker warns Pentagon about China’s maritime actions
Recent incidents of Chinese coast guard harassment toward the Philippines, Taiwan and other regional states require a stronger U.S. response, Rep. Michelle Steel said in a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Contain or confront: Former U.S. officials debate right approach to China
The Biden administration's strategy of seeking to manage geopolitical competition with China is not working and should be replaced with a policy of achieving victory, according to Matthew Pottinger, former White House deputy national security adviser.
China ramps up aggressive action against Philippine supply boats
China's coast guard this week took the most aggressive action to date against Philippine supply boats attempting to provide goods to a grounded navy vessel at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.
China weighs use of nuclear weapons in space
Chinese military researchers are examining the use of nuclear blasts in space against large numbers of targets such as Starlink satellite swarms, according to a new report by an Air Force think tank.
U.S. Pacific commander says China’s military exercises are practice for future Taiwan invasion
The admiral in charge of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said China's recent military exercises encircling Taiwan appeared to be practice for a future invasion.
