Another eye-opening story by the great Didi Kirsten Tatlow; this time, on yet another CCP influence op in California. newsweek.com/newsom-califor…

Chinese thugs playing with lives like it’s a damn game PLA fighter intercepted and fired flares at an Australian plane, 2nd time this year This happened over South China Sea & China claims it as their airspace. When did international airspace become China's?

The CCP / PLAN don't have a good neighbourly story to tell - hence no defence minister at the recent Shangri-La. Altrustic security is not a LOE. An impressive fleet no less - but you can't engineer a naval reputation - it costs blood & treasure - it's a crucial examination.

#Iran #Fordow desperate activities suggest very strongly some people probably survived&stuck inside. Eastern entrance probably not yet opened fully. New emergency exit created 2009 opened. Luck of people stuck in emergency vaults running out. Mountain likely collapsed from within

Great to be quoted by Didi Kirsten Tatlow in her latest Newsweek: “#China’s Disappearing Generals Put Questions Over #Xi’s Grip” newsweek.com/chinas-disappe… A thought-provoking roundup on an important, opaque, evolving subject! “Admiral Miao Hua had been consistently promoted by Xi & had

Roland Baker Excellent article by Didi Tatlow Didi Kirsten Tatlow of Newsweek on inferred status of XJP's hold on power. x.com/AndrewSErickso…

Congratulations to Brent D. Sadler for being the U.S. Naval Institute Author of the Year!

In the first half of 2025, Taiwan detected 2,750+ Chinese PLA aircraft around the island, with ~2,000 crossing the median line and entering Taiwan’s ADIZ (nearly double the number recorded this time last year). June was the second most active month of 2025, with 499 PLA sorties.

Happy 4th of July! 🎉🇺🇸 Today, we honor the spirit of independence, the sacrifices of our service members, and the enduring freedom we cherish. Let’s unite in celebrating the values that make our nation strong and free!

On this Fourth of July, we celebrate the freedom that defines our nation and the people who defend it. Thank you to our Sailors and Marines who protect that freedom and the families who serve beside them. On this Independence Day, and every day, we stand the watch.

Honored to offer quotes for Hollie McKay's article The Cipher Brief on #China's DF-5B ICBM reveal! “Andrew Erickson, a professor of strategy U.S. Naval War College & visiting China-focused scholar Harvard University, believes that the renewed focus on this issue ‘is part of a comprehensive

Honored to bring findings from the latest U.S. Naval War College/China Maritime-CMSI conference to a #Française/French-reading audience! bit.ly/PLANWriteupInF… “L’humain, nouveau moteur de la puissance navale chinoise” [People, the New Engine of Chinese Naval Power]

Andrew Andrew Erickson 艾立信 en français ! Une excellente nouvelle.