Commerce

February 6, 2026 | Dmitriy Shapiro, Keti Korkiya

SpaceX Blocks Russia’s Starlink Access but Ubiquiti’s Tech Remains Ubiquitous

Ukrainians are praising SpaceX founder Elon Musk for his actions to stop Russia’s military from using the satellite internet system Starlink for communications and drone guidance. But another U.S.-based...

January 14, 2026 | Matt Pottinger |

Winning the AI Arms Race Against the Chinese Communist Party

December 19, 2025 | Josh Birenbaum, Max Meizlish

As the noose tightens around Nicolas Maduro, how to ensure a strong — and pro-American — Venezuela follows

With President Donald Trump announcing a “total and complete” oil blockade of Venezuela this week, the noose around dictator Nicolas Maduro’s neck is tightening. A massive US Navy strike...

December 16, 2025 | Craig Singleton |

Hybrid Warfare in Europe Against U.S. Interests

Moscow and Beijing’s Playbook

November 18, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Craig Singleton, Leah Siskind

American AI Exports Program

October 1, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Susan Soh

Adversary Supply Chains Targeted in Major Update to U.S. Export Controls

The United States is stepping up its efforts to undermine adversaries’ supply chains. On September 30, the Commerce Department released an interim final rule seeking to expand the Entity List, which...

July 10, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Craig Singleton

The Battle for Display Dominance

Chinese dominance in display technologies poses a critical national security threat, demanding urgent US action to secure supply chains.

June 17, 2025 | Nick Leiserson |

How a Government Reinsurance Program Can Accelerate Maturation of the Cyber Insurance Market

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May 14, 2025 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

Economic Statecraft and Advancing U.S. Interests Abroad

Modernizing U.S. Economic Statecraft

March 5, 2025 | Craig Singleton |

Countering Threats Posed by the Chinese Communist Party to U.S. National Security

February 25, 2025 | Craig Singleton |

Missed Milestones

Evaluating The Last Four Years in the EAP Region and Unseized Opportunities Under President Trump

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,...

October 4, 2024 | Craig Singleton, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Benjamin Jensen

Targeting Taiwan

Beijing’s Playbook for Economic and Cyber Warfare

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 23, 2023 | Craig Singleton |

Beijing’s Power Play

Safeguarding U.S. National Security in the Electric Vehicle and Battery Industries

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.

April 28, 2023 | Bradley Bowman, Orde Kittrie, Ryan Brobst

The United States and Saudi Arabia: A Possible Path Forward

April 3, 2023 | John Hardie, Peter Doran

Ruble Rumble

Offensive and Defensive Measures to Defeat Russia in the Economic Domain