Wendell Minnick


  • Asia-Pacific Leads Sub Market
    Asia-Pacific Leads Sub Market

    Submarine investment remains popular globally, with the Asia-Pacific region taking the lion’s share of builds and programs, according to Tony Beitinger, vice president of market intelligence for AMI International Naval Analysts & Advisors.

  • China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ Strategy
    China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ Strategy

    China’s “one belt and one road” initiative could usher in a new era that sees China as the undisputed geopolitical powerhouse in the region, experts say.

  • Seaplane Could Advance Chinese SCS Claims
    Seaplane Could Advance Chinese SCS Claims

    A new Chinese-built seaplane could help seal Beijing’s control over its claims in the South China Sea (SCS), say military specialists on China.

  • China Hikes Budget Amid Corruption Fight
    China Hikes Budget Amid Corruption Fight

    China’s 2015 defense budget increase could reflect political strategy by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is pushing the military to swear loyalty to the Communist Party while he arrests military leaders on corruption charges, said Ching Chang, a research fellow at Taiwan’s ROC Society for Strategic Studies and a former Taiwan naval officer.

  • Argentina, China Could Jointly Develop Fighters
    Argentina, China Could Jointly Develop Fighters

    London’s successful blocking of the Gripen fighter sale to Argentina appears to have done little to stop Buenos Aires’ determination to replace its aging attack and fighter fleet. Nor has it halted its threats to use force to “liberate” the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands from British control.

  • Report: China’s Incomplete Transformation
    Report: China’s Incomplete Transformation

    Media reports of China’s new J-20 and J-31 stealth fighters, “carrier-killer” anti-ship ballistic missiles and anti-satellite weapons have unnerved many in the Pentagon.

  • Experts: Chinese ‘4th Fleet’ Appears Unlikely
    Experts: Chinese ‘4th Fleet’ Appears Unlikely

    Despite reports that China is planning a fourth fleet for the Indian Ocean, India doesn’t appear to be losing any sleep over it.

  • Navy Takes Lead in Taiwan Military Reshuffle
    Navy Takes Lead in Taiwan Military Reshuffle

    Taiwan’s military has undergone a major reshuffle among its top brass with naval officials rising to top positions — which could bode well for the service in future budgets. The turnover marks the first time the Navy has taken the top slot of minister of defense since Adm. Lee Jye served from 2004-7.

  • Book Review: The Hundred-Year Marathon
    Book Review: The Hundred-Year Marathon

    Book Review: The Hundred-Year Marathon: China’s Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower

  • Chinese Spies Expand Operations in Taiwan
    Chinese Spies Expand Operations in Taiwan

    As relations continue to expand between China and Taiwan since the election of Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou in 2008, so does espionage.

  • Asia-Pacific Leads Sub Market
    Asia-Pacific Leads Sub Market

    Submarine investment remains popular globally, with the Asia-Pacific region taking the lion’s share of builds and programs, according to Tony Beitinger, vice president of market intelligence for AMI International Naval Analysts & Advisors.

  • China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ Strategy
    China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ Strategy

    China’s “one belt and one road” initiative could usher in a new era that sees China as the undisputed geopolitical powerhouse in the region, experts say.

  • Seaplane Could Advance Chinese SCS Claims
    Seaplane Could Advance Chinese SCS Claims

    A new Chinese-built seaplane could help seal Beijing’s control over its claims in the South China Sea (SCS), say military specialists on China.

  • China Hikes Budget Amid Corruption Fight
    China Hikes Budget Amid Corruption Fight

    China’s 2015 defense budget increase could reflect political strategy by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is pushing the military to swear loyalty to the Communist Party while he arrests military leaders on corruption charges, said Ching Chang, a research fellow at Taiwan’s ROC Society for Strategic Studies and a former Taiwan naval officer.

  • Argentina, China Could Jointly Develop Fighters
    Argentina, China Could Jointly Develop Fighters

    London’s successful blocking of the Gripen fighter sale to Argentina appears to have done little to stop Buenos Aires’ determination to replace its aging attack and fighter fleet. Nor has it halted its threats to use force to “liberate” the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands from British control.

  • Report: China’s Incomplete Transformation
    Report: China’s Incomplete Transformation

    Media reports of China’s new J-20 and J-31 stealth fighters, “carrier-killer” anti-ship ballistic missiles and anti-satellite weapons have unnerved many in the Pentagon.

  • Experts: Chinese ‘4th Fleet’ Appears Unlikely
    Experts: Chinese ‘4th Fleet’ Appears Unlikely

    Despite reports that China is planning a fourth fleet for the Indian Ocean, India doesn’t appear to be losing any sleep over it.

  • Navy Takes Lead in Taiwan Military Reshuffle
    Navy Takes Lead in Taiwan Military Reshuffle

    Taiwan’s military has undergone a major reshuffle among its top brass with naval officials rising to top positions — which could bode well for the service in future budgets. The turnover marks the first time the Navy has taken the top slot of minister of defense since Adm. Lee Jye served from 2004-7.

  • Book Review: The Hundred-Year Marathon
    Book Review: The Hundred-Year Marathon

    Book Review: The Hundred-Year Marathon: China’s Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower

  • Chinese Spies Expand Operations in Taiwan
    Chinese Spies Expand Operations in Taiwan

    As relations continue to expand between China and Taiwan since the election of Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou in 2008, so does espionage.

  • Asia-Pacific Leads Sub Market
    Asia-Pacific Leads Sub Market

    Submarine investment remains popular globally, with the Asia-Pacific region taking the lion’s share of builds and programs, according to Tony Beitinger, vice president of market intelligence for AMI International Naval Analysts & Advisors.

  • China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ Strategy
    China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ Strategy

    China’s “one belt and one road” initiative could usher in a new era that sees China as the undisputed geopolitical powerhouse in the region, experts say.

  • Seaplane Could Advance Chinese SCS Claims
    Seaplane Could Advance Chinese SCS Claims

    A new Chinese-built seaplane could help seal Beijing’s control over its claims in the South China Sea (SCS), say military specialists on China.

  • China Hikes Budget Amid Corruption Fight
    China Hikes Budget Amid Corruption Fight

    China’s 2015 defense budget increase could reflect political strategy by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is pushing the military to swear loyalty to the Communist Party while he arrests military leaders on corruption charges, said Ching Chang, a research fellow at Taiwan’s ROC Society for Strategic Studies and a former Taiwan naval officer.

  • Argentina, China Could Jointly Develop Fighters
    Argentina, China Could Jointly Develop Fighters

    London’s successful blocking of the Gripen fighter sale to Argentina appears to have done little to stop Buenos Aires’ determination to replace its aging attack and fighter fleet. Nor has it halted its threats to use force to “liberate” the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands from British control.

  • Report: China’s Incomplete Transformation
    Report: China’s Incomplete Transformation

    Media reports of China’s new J-20 and J-31 stealth fighters, “carrier-killer” anti-ship ballistic missiles and anti-satellite weapons have unnerved many in the Pentagon.

  • Experts: Chinese ‘4th Fleet’ Appears Unlikely
    Experts: Chinese ‘4th Fleet’ Appears Unlikely

    Despite reports that China is planning a fourth fleet for the Indian Ocean, India doesn’t appear to be losing any sleep over it.

  • Navy Takes Lead in Taiwan Military Reshuffle
    Navy Takes Lead in Taiwan Military Reshuffle

    Taiwan’s military has undergone a major reshuffle among its top brass with naval officials rising to top positions — which could bode well for the service in future budgets. The turnover marks the first time the Navy has taken the top slot of minister of defense since Adm. Lee Jye served from 2004-7.

  • Book Review: The Hundred-Year Marathon
    Book Review: The Hundred-Year Marathon

    Book Review: The Hundred-Year Marathon: China’s Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower

  • Chinese Spies Expand Operations in Taiwan
    Chinese Spies Expand Operations in Taiwan

    As relations continue to expand between China and Taiwan since the election of Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou in 2008, so does espionage.