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Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization Program

Axis of Aggressors Military Cooperation Is Worse Than You Think

The United States now confronts one of the most dangerous geostrategic environments since 1945, in no small part because of the emergence of a new Axis of Aggressors consisting of China, Russia, Iran,...

Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978

New Congressional Investigation Alleges Banned Chinese Firms Never Left Domestic Networks

In confronting Chinese cyber threats, the call is coming from inside the house. On August 4, the House Select Committee on China revealed that three Chinese telecommunications firms — China Mobile,...

The Axis of Aggressors vs. America

During the Cold War, the U.S. had only one major enemy – now we have four

China Rejects Overproduction Allegations Amidst Greater Trade Scrutiny

Beijing is laying the groundwork for Paramount Leader Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to Washington. On July 30, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with...

China’s Senkaku Incursions Are Flying under US Radar

China is putting coercive pressure on a US treaty ally every day in the East China Sea. Washington is barely paying attention.

Why the OSCE Shouldn’t Meet in Serbia

The OSCE’s recent decision to hold its 2027 meeting in Belgrade will reward Serbia for its democratic backsliding and pro-authoritarian foreign policy.

U.S. Targets Iran’s Hormuz Extortion but Leaves Foreign Financial Enablers Untouched

Tehran faced two rounds of new U.S. sanctions in as many days. On July 29 and July 30, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued back-to-back sanctions targeting the...

Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility

Protecting Texas Critical Infrastructure

The State Department’s $500 Million Bet To Beat China on African Minerals

Trade over aid is Washington’s newest old idea for Africa.  On July 24, the State Department launched the U.S.-Africa Strategic Investment Program — a $500 million effort and...

FCC Confronts Chinese-Produced Power Inverters and Robots

The United States is pushing China out of its domestic critical infrastructure, one bolt at a time.  On July 28, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the addition of all foreign-produced...

When Paris Celebrates the Bankruptcy of Human Rights

On Monday, July 27, at the United Nations Security Council, American diplomats stood up and walked out as the French ambassador began to speak. Ukraine was the item on the agenda that day. In Moscow and...

How to break Iran’s terrorist regime

“Gradually, then suddenly” could work

New Taiwanese Drills Seek To Enhance Maritime Resilience Against Chinese Coercion

Taiwan is stepping up its preparations to counter a possible Chinese sea-based blockade.  On July 28, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense announced that it would integrate counter-blockade...

Trump’s unpredictability and China’s bullying force a reaction in Asia

Governments across the region are assuming more responsibility for their countries’ security.

U.S. Must Oppose Outgoing UN Secretary General’s Efforts To Renew Human Rights Commissioner

Interviewed by the left-leaning Guardian newspaper shortly after his appointment as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2022, Volker Turk effusively praised the UN’s Universal Declaration...

How to Get the Other Half of US Economic Statecraft Right 

The United States has the means to block adversaries from gaining an advantage in trade. However, it also needs a positive vision and toolkit for international commerce and investment.

China’s Support for Russia’s Arctic Energy Buildout Complicated by Sanctions — But Not Prevented

China and Russia purport to have a “no limits” partnership, but recent developments in the Arctic suggest otherwise. Citing a Russian government presentation originally reported by Russia’s Vedomosti...