Commerce

December 2, 2024 | Jack Burnham, Thomas Carroll

How to Beat China in the Quest for AI Dominance

The next administration must recognize that getting ahead in the AI race will both protect U.S. national security and stem the global spread of authoritarianism.

October 10, 2024 | David Rader, Elaine K. Dezenski

Congress Should Create an Economic Statecraft and Security Commission

The United States has a few powerful tools to conduct economic warfare and strengthen its economic security. Unfortunately, many of them operate independently, without coordination, lacking strategic guidance,...

May 15, 2024 | Jon Pelson |

Congress must move to stop Beijing from making US rely on Chinese firms

The United States is determined to thwart Beijing’s efforts to secure victory around the world in three key areas: military, intelligence and diplomatic. Yet the greatest threat to US national security...

October 22, 2023 | Andrea Stricker, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Biden must reverse course on letting Iran sanctions lapse — or watch weapons pour into Gaza and Russia

Washington and its European allies just declined to prevent the expiration of UN missile and drone penalties against Iran. That decision will likely spur more missile and drone testing, production and...

August 14, 2023 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Extend the Pentagon’s ban on China’s consumer drones

The rest of the federal government—and state and local agencies and even private-sector infrastructure companies—should quit using this Chinese technology.

March 21, 2023 | |

Regime in Tehran May Be Facing Internal Instability

Latest Developments Two documents reportedly produced by the Islamic Republic of Iran and obtained by Iran International shed new light on the extent of the regime’s economic woes and internal instability....

October 22, 2022 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Time to Sanction Iranian Pilots

Last month, the Biden administration added four Iranian cargo planes to its U.S. Department of Commerce blacklist of aircraft involved in export control violations. Among the aircraft is a Boeing 747...

October 2, 2022 | Cleo Paskal |

US moves on Pacific islands, but barely

The last two weeks have seen some of the most frantic US activity related to the Pacific Islands since the end of World War II. A lot happened. It’s like a plane suddenly dropped a cargo of randomly-sized boulders into a lake with varied depths. Some initiatives will sink, others may become essential islands of security in rough weather, some might inadvertently hit and sink the boats of allies.

January 28, 2022 | Annie Fixler, Trevor Logan

Administration Urges Congress to Fund Semiconductor Production Amid New Data on Shortages

A “major supply and demand mismatch” pervades the semiconductor industry, the Commerce Department concluded in a report released on Tuesday. Identifying specific supply chain bottlenecks as well as...

June 15, 2021 | Natalie Thompson, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

Strengthening U.S. Engagement in International Standards Bodies

Read full report Summary Technical standards underpin the functioning of digital devices central to everyday life. What might, at first glance, seem to be a wonky, technical process for figuring out things...

February 19, 2021 | Gen. Michael V. Hayden, Tom Ridge, VADM (Ret) John Shkor, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

A strong offense can decrease cyberattacks on critical infrastructure

Excerpt After years of malicious cyber activity targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, hackers linked to Russia recently infiltrated numerous American companies and federal government agencies, including...

December 11, 2020 | Craig Singleton |

Taking on China – Breaking Down the FY21 NDAA

At its core, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA), which passed the House on Tuesday by a veto-proof majority, seeks to strengthen deterrence initiatives involving China and...

April 17, 2020 | Eric B. Lorber, Jonathan Schanzer

The US dollar is still king during the coronavirus

The economic shock of the last few weeks has shaken the United States economy, erased the last two and a half years of stock market gains, and has left 22 million Americans unemployed. Yet as the economic...

April 2, 2020 | Andrea Stricker, Behnam Ben Taleblu

More Evidence Suggests Iran’s Nuclear Shopping Sprees Persist

When it comes to the regime in Iran, the adage “old habits die hard” could not be truer. Even amid a negligent and botched response to the coronavirus pandemic, Tehran’s leaders are investing precious...

January 29, 2020 | |

New FDD Report Explores Policies Toward Occupied and Disputed Territories

“Occupied Elsewhere: Selective Policies on Occupations, Protracted Conflicts, and Territorial Disputes”

October 3, 2018 | Clifford D. May

The life, times and foreign policies of Jimmy Carter

One of his wisest advisors attempts to give them a new and improved look.

June 25, 2018 |

Russian Tech Companies Give Moscow Potential Beachheads to Infiltrate US Military, Private Sector

FDD Press

June 12, 2018 | Annie Fixler, Trevor Logan

How Bailing Out ZTE Damaged America’s Credibility

Specifically toward Iran.

June 13, 2017 | Anthony Ruggiero |

A New North Korea Sanctions Approach

Download the full memo here.  Introduction...

August 5, 2016 | Oren Kessler |

The Israel-Egypt partnership deepens

Egypt last week marked Revolution Day, the day commemorating the 1952 Free Officers' revolt that toppled the playboy King Farouk. Next door in Israel, the Egyptian embassy threw a party....