After Globalization: The Case for a ‘Near-Global Economy’
The United States needs to pursue economic integration with countries that meet its free-market and geopolitical standards.
Elaine Dezenski
This Is No Way To Treat Our European Allies
The Trump administration is fond of reminding allies that NATO is a two-way street. But at present, Washington seems to need that message most. Earlier this month, amid a feud between President Donald...
Op-eds
China summit is Trump’s best chance to choke off Iran’s terror cash
A bombshell report this week laid bare a startling truth: Hong Kong is the lifeline for the Iranian regime and its terrorist proxies. Hong Kong-registered shell companies are funneling billions...
Op-eds
Modernization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act
Public Comments
Previewing the Trump-Xi Summit
Media Calls
Russian security assistance is creating problems on the Korean Peninsula
In a unique episode of father-daughter bonding, Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter, Kim Ju Ae, observed a ballistic missile test on April 19 in which North Korea launched five missiles with...
Op-eds
A Gameplan for American Economic Security:
Supercharging U.S. Statecraft, from an Economic Pentagon to the Near-Global Economy
Memos
The Ramifications of the UAE Leaving OPEC
Media Calls
Time To Bury OPEC
OPEC is dying. The announcement by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that it will leave the cartel effective May 1 may be the fatal blow. As OPEC’s third-largest producer, the UAE’s exit follows Qatar’s...
Policy Briefs
China’s beachhead in the Balkans
Serbia is playing a dangerous game with the West. While the European Union and the United States are pursuing a partnership with and EU membership for Serbia, Serbia is cultivating a rapidly...
Op-eds
Evaluating the Economic Damage to Iran From Operation Epic Fury: An Initial Estimate
With the conflict still unfolding, FDD estimates economic damage to Iran at approximately 40 percent of its pre-war GDP — a first accounting that speaks to the breadth and depth of Iran’s losses. Specifically,...
Insights
Iran’s economic damage from Operation Epic Fury
Media Calls
CATL’s Mining Push Escalates China’s Critical Minerals Offensive
China’s battery giant is going vertical. CATL, the world’s largest battery manufacturer, announced a $4.4 billion investment to launch a dedicated mining subsidiary focused on securing critical mineral...
Policy Briefs
Crude new world: Oil markets will never be the same – regardless of how the war in Iran ends
Preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is a worthy goal in and of itself. But President Trump’s campaign against the Iranian regime carries far broader implications — many of them...
Op-eds
The Broken Promise of the Panama Papers, Ten Years On
The scandal thrust financial secrecy into the spotlight. Why is dirty money still such a big problem?
Op-eds
The Iran war has given Trump his best hand against China — now he shouldn’t fold
President Donald Trump should say the quiet part out loud: China’s years of economic, technological and diplomatic support for Iran did not merely underwrite the regime’s malign activity. It accelerated...
Op-eds
Forging a New Critical Minerals Reality
Public Comments
Strengthening Transparency, Eligibility, and Jurisdictional Scope in Investment Reviews
Public Comments
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...