Electric vehicle

March 12, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

The clean energy revolution that didn’t happen

Cast your mind back to September 6, 2019, when presidential candidate Joe Biden, campaigning in New Hampshire, took the hand of a 24-year-old activist. “Kiddo,” he said, “look in my eyes. I...

October 2, 2024 | Elaine K. Dezenski, Niko Stavropolous

Europe’s difficult path on China’s EVs is a lesson for North America

North America and Europe are facing an economic security crisis in the making, as China muscles its emerging electric vehicle monopolies and overcapacity into the Western market ...

May 29, 2024 | Elaine K. Dezenski, Josh Birenbaum

The bonds that bind: Our adversarial sovereign bond habit

No one is obligated to help China fund its war machine. The decision to buy Chinese sovereign bonds should reside with informed investors, Elaine Dezenski and Joshua Birenbaum write.

January 23, 2024 | Craig Singleton |

Beijing’s Economic Challenges Present Opportunities for Washington

China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported last week that the country’s economy grew by just 5.2 percent in 2023, with the World Bank forecasting that China’s growth rate could slow even...

October 30, 2023 | Craig Singleton |

Are Chinese Battery Companies the Next Huawei?

Electric cars, charging networks, and batteries made in China come with critical security threats.

June 14, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

Blood of the Congo 

The price Africans are paying so we can have better batteries

April 5, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

Lessons of the energy crisis

American and European leaders haven’t learned them

January 4, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

A sorry summit

Meeting with African leaders, Biden avoids the pivotal issues

August 23, 2022 | Emily de La Bruyère, Nathan Picarsic

The Lesson of Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit: Win The Production Battle, Win the War

On August 2, in retaliation for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit, China announced “targeted” drills and missile tests around the island. Two days later, China’s People’s Liberation...

May 22, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Time for the EU to Outlaw All of Hezbollah

The European Union moved closer on Monday to sanctioning the Lebanese te...