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September 8, 2026 | Keti Korkiya, Angela Howard

China’s Push for Transport Integration Could Expand Beijing’s Control of Central Asian Trade Routes

A new front in the U.S.-China competition is taking shape along the Middle Corridor, the critical trade route linking China and Europe while bypassing Russia and Iran. This corridor, also known as the...

September 4, 2026 | Simone Rodan-Benzaquen |

Advice to Europe: “America hasn’t won, but Iran may be losing.”

*This article was originally published in French In Europe, and especially in France, the verdict seems to be in. The United States, we are told, has pursued a strategy toward Iran that is as brutal...

September 2, 2026 | Angela Howard, Daniel Swift

The U.S. Rare Earth Playbook Provides a Blueprint for Supply Chain Securitization

Washington is arming itself against weaponization of rare-earth-element supply chains. On August 24, the Department of Defense’s Economic Defense Unit (EDU) announced a $750 million offtake agreement...

August 28, 2026 | Sinan Ciddi |

Zero Shells for $533 Million

Turkey’s Expanding Stake in America’s Munitions Base On Aug. 12, ProPublica documented what the Pentagon’s inspector general had already confirmed in July: a Texas plant built...

August 24, 2026 | Andrea Stricker |

Syria’s Nuclear Saga Needs a Clean Ending

The U.S. should insist on full removal of the material, no further nuclear program and Syria’s signature to the IAEA’s Additional Protocol.

August 21, 2026 | Angela Howard, Cameron Timlin , Emilia Marshall

What an Egg Cartel Can Teach Us About Critical Mineral Markets

While Americans were paying more than $6 for a dozen eggs, the CEOs of America’s largest egg companies conspired to jack up prices even higher. Unfortunately, this kind of behavior...

August 21, 2026 | Edmund Fitton-Brown, Dr. Emily Brearley

How the US Can Reclaim the World Bank from China

China extracts a sweet deal from a global financial institution just a few blocks from the White House.

August 18, 2026 | Elaine K. Dezenski, Susan Soh

New White House Report Brings ‘Shadow Transshipment Network’ Into Spotlight

To prevail in a trade war against China, the United States needs enforcement tools that match its trade policy goals. On August 13, the White House released a report accusing more than 40 countries of...

August 12, 2026 | Daniel Vaynshteyn, Ivana Stradner

Vučić Welcomes Zelensky in Serbia: Turning Point or Tactical Gambit?

On Saturday, Volodymyr Zelensky made his first official visit to Serbia, a country long seen as one of Russia’s closest European partners. For some in the West, it was proof that Serbian President Aleksandar...

August 12, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

Islamism 101

America’s leaders refuse to do their homework

August 11, 2026 | Antonia-Laura Pup, Angela Howard

Do not let China win Ukraine’s reconstruction

Beijing must not benefit from reconstruction contracts for infrastructure it helped destroy

August 11, 2026 | Samuel Ben-Ur |

The Modern Axis of Christian Persecutors

In China, faith in Christ as the only way to heaven is considered “cultist” theology by the government. In Russia, Christians must seek state approval to proselytize and are often...

August 7, 2026 | Max Lesser, Thomas Crehan

China-Linked Social Media Network Seeks To Shift COVID Responsibility From China to U.S.

Long after COVID-19 ended, China is still trying to shape the world’s perception of the pandemic. On August 6, FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation (CCTI) identified at least 50 coordinated...

August 6, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

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,...

August 6, 2026 | Mariam Wahba, Angelo Schiciano

Sudanese Armed Forces gains in civil war force strategic adjustment from paramilitia rival

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group that has been engaged in a more than three-year civil war against the state’s Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), announced a recalibration of its forces...

August 5, 2026 | Jack Burnham, Craig Singleton, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Seeking Comment on Prohibiting the Importation and Marketing of Certain Foreign-Produced Military-Grade Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) and UAS Critical Component for Non-U.S. Government, Including Those With Swarming Capabilities

August 4, 2026 | Georgianna Shea, Stephen Thursby

Insurers Should Require a Cyber Safety Standard of Care for the Built Environment

The American built environment has become more digitally connected, and the insurance market is increasingly exposed to cyber-physical losses that traditional underwriting categories do not fully capture....

July 31, 2026 | Leah Siskind, Nidhi Ummettala

Regarding the Proposed Policy Statement Concerning the Suppression of Accuracy in Artificial Intelligence Systems

July 31, 2026 | Jack Burnham, Emmerson Overell, Annie Fixler

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

July 29, 2026 | Jack Burnham |

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...