Breaking China’s Hold on Critical Minerals Requires More than Tariffs
Project Vault tackles investment risk directly, while FORGE will falter unless it becomes an enforceable trade regime.
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FDD Analysis
China’s Defense Budget Keeps Growing While Economy Contracts
Policy Brief
Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: March
Policy Tracker
The Energy War Iran Can’t Win
Policy Brief
Trade Rules Must Be Clear to Restrain China
A trading world organized around rules rather than coercion has an obvious antagonist.
WSJ Letter to the Editor
Beijing Offers Tehran Lukewarm Rhetorical Support as Iranian Actions Threaten China’s Oil, Trade Flows
Policy Brief
Experts
Bradley Bowman
CMPP Senior Director
Ryan Brobst
CMPP Deputy Director
Emily de La Bruyère
Senior Fellow
Jack Burnham
Senior Research Analyst
Elaine K. Dezenski
CEFP Senior Director and Head
Mark Dubowitz
Chief Executive
Annie Fixler
CCTI Director and Senior Fellow
Daniel Glaser
CEFP Senior Advisor
Richard Goldberg
Senior Advisor
Lewis Libby
Distinguished Fellow
Eric B. Lorber
CEFP Senior Advisor
LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster
CMPP Chairman
RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery
CCTI Senior Director and Senior Fellow
Jacob Nagel
Senior Fellow
Cleo Paskal
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
Jon Pelson
Adjunct Fellow
Nathan Picarsic
Senior Fellow
Matt Pottinger
China Program Chairman
Samantha Ravich
Distinguished Fellow and Advisor
Jennifer Richmond
Education and National Security Program Deputy Director
Logan Rolleigh
CMPP Research Assistant
Janatan Sayeh
Research Analyst
Jonathan Schanzer
Executive Director
Craig Singleton
China Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow
Leah Siskind
Director of Impact and AI Research Fellow
Susan Soh
CEFP Research Associate
Johanna Yang
CCTI Policy Analyst
Juan C. Zarate
CEFP Chairman
In The News
Trump’s Iran War Is Burning Through US Weapons Stockpiles, Raising Concerns From Ukraine to Taiwan
Time
The US just took out two China-friendly leaders in two months. Why has Beijing done very little about it?
CNN
US War on Iran Challenges China and 'Axis of Chaos' Partners
Bloomberg
US War on Iran Challenges China and 'Axis of Chaos' Partners
Bloomberg
What China’s response to the US attack on Iran says about its foreign policy
Associated Press
Events
EVENT: Assessing the China-Russia Threat Nexus in Technology and Information Warfare
January 22, 2026 | 7:00
EVENT: Power Under Pressure: The Fight to Protect Taiwan's Energy Lifelines from Beijing’s Aggression
November 17, 2025 | 8:00