Modernizing China’s Military

To guard its energy and security interests in the contentious waters, Beijing may find it has no choice but to join a U.S.-led escort operation, or perhaps even to launch its own.

As the U.S. formally withdraws from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Stratfor looks back at the deal's collapse -- and ahead to the future of the arms race.

China has by no means overcome all of the issues limiting its ability to carry out a successful amphibious invasion, such as the seizure of Taiwan, but it has still made great strides.

When it comes to cyberwarfare, the White House has rewritten the rules of engagement, giving the Pentagon full rein to take the fight to its adversaries.

Until now, nuclear arms control deals have been a largely bilateral, U.S.-Russian affair. Could that change as Washington tries to entice Beijing to join a pact?

The U.S. Navy has allegedly broadened the scope of what it will consider a threat from Beijing in the South China Sea.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy displayed its might off the coast of Shandong province to mark the 70th anniversary of its founding.

Its armed forces have grown by leaps and bounds in the past 20 years, but China has a lot of work to do if it's ever going to catch up to the U.S.

The accomplishment is a first for lunar exploration and moves China closer to matching the capabilities of the United States in space.

For Moscow and Beijing, the more Washington tries to squeeze them, the smaller their differences with each other become.