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A Free Venezuela Elevates U.S. Energy Security

If the Maduro regime were to fall tomorrow, the immediate applause in Washington would be for the restoration of democracy. But in Houston, the reaction would be a scramble for logistics. For over a...

Venezuelan Oil Exports Continued Despite U.S. Escalation in November

U.S. pressure on Venezuela’s strongman, Nicolás Maduro, is increasing — his cartel has just been designated a terrorist organization and an American aircraft carrier group is circling off his coast...

Chinese Jets Target Japanese Fighters, Escalating Tensions Between Beijing and Tokyo

Chinese fighter pilots have upped the ante in the East China Sea. On December 6, The Wall Street Journal reported that two Chinese J-15 fighters from the aircraft carrier Liaoning twice trained their fire-control...

This Country Is Too Close to America’s Adversaries for Comfort

Amid the hubbub over last weekend’s Doha Forum, one detail was largely overlooked: the attendance of former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Iranian officials, current...

Rolling Back Export Controls, U.S. Offers China Powerful AI Chips

The United States has instituted a pay-to-play scheme for artificial intelligence (AI) exports. On December 8, President Donald Trump announced that the Commerce Department would allow American AI semiconductor...

Two words for investors in the future TikTok: Buyer, beware

The U.S. law and Trump’s executive order leave significant potential for Chinese control.

China is overplaying its hand on rare earth materials

When President Trump travels to Beijing early next year to finalize a new trade deal, China will deploy one of its favorite pressure tactics: restricting exports of rare earth elements.   Last...

Trump’s new national-security plan beats Biden’s but muddles our biggest threats

The White House’s just-released National Security Strategy wisely jettisons the Biden administration’s misguided emphasis on sexual identity and climate change as security priorities, but...

Taiwanese President Proposes New Investment in Island’s Defense Amidst Rising Regional Tensions

In response to Beijing’s belligerence, Taiwan is planning to invest in its own security. On November 26, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te announced a proposed special budget of $40 billion to strengthen...

China’s Influence Operation in US Education Was Supposed To Be Shut Down, But Did Closing the Confucius Institutes Only Make It Stronger?

The Chinese government has quietly altered its methods as President Donald Trump announces plans to double the Chinese student population in the US

The US-China Crossroads: Time for American Corporates to Choose Sides

In June 2023, rumors swirled online in China that Microsoft Research Asia would be rapidly shuttering its presence in China and relocating to Vancouver. Such a move would have made sense given intensifying...

Chinese Government Mouthpiece Calls for Nuclear Attack on Japan

Guancha, a Chinese state-run media outlet, openly called for nuclear strikes on Japan after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told the Japanese legislature earlier this month that Tokyo might defend...

DeepSeek May Intentionally Produce Malicious Code Due to Chinese Political Bias, Research Shows

China’s top artificial intelligence (AI) models don’t simply follow the Communist Party line — they act on it. On November 20, the cybersecurity firm CloudStrike published a study suggesting that...

Chinese Electric Buses Trigger Cybersecurity Alarm Across Europe

China’s reach into critical infrastructure threatens to disrupt Europeans’ daily commute. On November 19, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Oslo transportation authority, working in conjunction...

Saving CyberCorps: The case against killing the Scholarship for Service

Despite the rising cyber threats posed by China and other adversaries, the United States is poised to erode its frontline defenses, both now and in the future, by reducing its capacity to field a capable...

Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks

China Keeps the Axis of Aggressors Afloat With Oil Imports

Beijing continues to import oil from key U.S. adversaries. According to TankerTrackers, China imported 8.31 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in October, only slightly lower than its September...

New York, New York, it’s a socialist town

Mamdani’s up and the centrists are down

China’s Myanmar Project Could End U.S. Sanctions

The digital currency would operate outside Swift but still have access to American banks.