Chinese Communist Party

September 18, 2024 | Nathan Picarsic |

Orienting Economic Statecraft for China’s Military-Civil Fusion: LiDAR in the Field

In 2015, China updated the concept of “military-civil fusion” to national strategy. Over the past five years, the United States national security apparatus has been trying to catch up to...

August 30, 2024 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

The Case for a Strong North American Alliance is Getting Stronger

Around the world, from Ukraine to the Taiwan Strait, democracies are under threat.  It is easy, therefore, to take for granted the stability, strength, and durability of North American democracies. ...

August 22, 2024 | Ivana Stradner |

Will a United Nations Cybercrime Treaty Help Russia, Communist China, and Iran Control the Internet?

This treaty has very little to do with fighting cybercrime globally. Instead, it’s a mere window dressing for enabling authoritarian regimes to censor free speech globally and allow global surveillance.

August 21, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

America’s ‘self-defeat’ in Afghanistan

Three years after the U.S. withdrawal, lessons should have been learned

July 21, 2024 | Cleo Paskal |

What could a Trump-Vance China policy look like?

Vance’s focus on China is not surprising. In his personal and professional life he’s seen the way People’s Republic of China actions have affected the lives of Americans.

July 17, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

The war in cyberspace

America’s top spy is warning you

July 10, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Only American leadership can rally NATO to fight the new axis of authoritarian chaos

NATO leaders on Tuesday arrived in Washington to mark the 75th anniversary of the historic alliance that helped defeat the Soviet Union and secure an American-led century. But diplomatic toasts...

July 10, 2024 | Craig Singleton, Reece Breaux

Newly Enforced Chinese Coast Guard Law Heightens Maritime Miscalculation Risks

Beijing began enforcing a new protocol last month authorizing China’s Coast Guard to seize vessels operating within China’s claimed maritime borders, a move that coincided with several provocative...

July 4, 2024 | Antonette Bowman |

The Surprising National Security Role of America’s “Best Idea”

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s former bodyguard, who once reportedly confronted a bear at a mountain retreat while Putin slept through the ordeal, was appointed secretary of the...

July 3, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

The jihadi-leftist convergence

Carlos the Jackal was an early adopter

June 30, 2024 | Cleo Paskal |

Countering CCP’s narrative warfare with the Digital Lennon Wall

‘CCP must lie in order to cover up the terrible things that they’re doing in China, in Hong Kong, and around the world. To do this, they use narrative warfare to control what people see as the truth.’

June 28, 2024 | Richard Goldberg, Connor Pfeiffer

Post-Biden, we must secure the border to address the looming national-security threat

Just two days after that 50 ISIS-linked illegal migrants were on the loose somewhere in the United States, President Biden dismissed the threat of terrorists entering our...

June 26, 2024 | Sen. Angus King, Samantha Ravich

Protecting America’s cybersecurity demands showing our teeth

Deterring U.S. adversaries from attacking American infrastructure requires making clear that the United States can strike back in kind.

June 26, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Would Trump re-establish peace through strength?

As should be clear by now, the alternative is war through weakness

June 17, 2024 | Yurij Wowczuk, Ivana Stradner

Chinese and Russian Influence Operations Threaten Safety of Jewish and Ukrainian Students

Russia, China, and Iran are waging information wars against Western countries, particularly at universities, and it’s Ukrainian and Jewish students who are paying the price.

June 12, 2024 | Craig Singleton |

5 Things to Know About Chinese Drone Company DJI

Chinese drone manufacturer Shenzhen DJI Innovation Technology Company Limited (known simply as DJI) controls over 70 percent of the global drone market, perfectly illustrating the fusion of China’s economic...

May 23, 2024 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Isaac A. Harris

The Military’s Supply Chain Problem

American consumers love next-day shipping. Today, U.S. consumers can order nearly anything and have it delivered to their doors within hours. This expectation extends beyond consumer goods to U.S. military...

May 22, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Biden’s substitute for victory

At best, it’s a frozen conflict

May 20, 2024 | |

Israel and U.S. Outraged by ICC Warrant Applications for Israeli Leaders

Israel reacted with outrage to International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan’s announcement on May 20 that his office is requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime...

May 19, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s Raisi joins long list of political leaders involved in mysterious crashes

It isn't expected that presidents should go missing or be involved in crashes. However, historically, a number of important political and military leaders have met their end in crashes.