AI technologists, Your Country Is Calling
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, and the United States realized that it was on the losing end of a technology race. Suddenly, the federal government had to identify, recruit,...
Executive order
Quantum Computers Are Coming. Washington Is Finally Paying Attention.
Encryption protects your data from prying eyes. The complex math problems that underpin encryption, however, may soon no longer keep your data safe. Quantum computers test multiple answers simultaneously,...
Policy Briefs
Trump Signs Executive Order Addressing Structural Gaps in Trade Enforcement
High tariffs create strong incentives to evade them. More than 40 percent of textile shipments flagged for analysis by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) were either “mis-declared or mis-described”...
Policy Briefs
Beyond the Embargo: A Toolkit for Squeezing the Cuban Regime
Opponents of U.S. sanctions often cite Cuba as “Exhibit A” for why sanctions don’t work. The United States has maintained an embargo on the island for more than six decades — but to what end? Cuba’s...
Insights
Blacklisting the Brotherhood
The Trump administration made history on November 24, 2025, when it issued an executive order calling for the U.S. government to designate “certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as Foreign Terrorist...
Op-eds
How to Finish off the Muslim Brotherhood
Donald Trump’s recent executive order is the right approach to diminishing the Muslim Brotherhood’s influence in the Middle East, but further measures should target its broader financial support networks.
Op-eds
Washington Finally Takes on the Muslim Brotherhood
After weeks of hinting that a major policy shift was imminent, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on November 24 directing the State and Treasury Departments to begin the process of...
Insights
Normalizing Ties Between Saudi Arabia and Israel Should Be Trump’s North Star When MBS Visits White House
November is shaping up to be an historic month at the White House. After welcoming Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to the Oval Office on November 10, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) will...
Policy Briefs
Media mischaracterized federal court decision on ICC sanctions
The contentious debate over President Donald Trump’s sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) took a new turn recently when a federal judge’s preliminary injunction (PI) blocked...
Op-eds
U.S. Replaces Comprehensive Sanctions on Syria With More Targeted Tools
The United States rolled back decades-old comprehensive sanctions on Syria on June 30, but the story is not as simple as either media reports or the administration itself makes it seem. The executive order...
Policy Briefs
New U.S. Sanctions on Leadership of Russian Nuclear Corporation Are Positive — But Should Be Just a Start
The State Department sanctioned senior officials of Rosatom, Russia’s state-run nuclear corporation, on Friday, including its CEO, Alexei Likhachev. These sanctions are long overdue and reflect the Biden...
Policy Briefs
Ending Dependence on Russia’s Nuclear Sector
An American ban on business with Rosatom would send domestic and foreign nuclear suppliers a strong market signal.
Op-eds
Radioactive: Executives from Russia’s Rosatom Corporation May Qualify for U.S. Sanctions
Memos
A smarter way to catch insiders who leak top secret information
How do you stop a 21-year-old national guardsman like Jack Teixeira from leaking classified information? Wrong answers to this question have quickly become very popular. One theory is there are...
Op-eds
China in Our Backyard: How Chinese Money Laundering Organizations Enrich the Cartels
More than 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the 12-month period ending in November 2022.1 The Biden administration noted that “most of these deaths are caused by illicit synthetic drugs like clandestinely manufactured fentanyl and methamphetamine, often in combination with other drugs, including cocaine and heroin.”2 These deaths increased during the Trump administration and continue to increase today. This is simultaneously a national and local challenge. More Americans die every two weeks on average from overdose deaths than died as a result of the September 11 terror attacks, making this both a national security and a public health crisis that requires bipartisanship to meet the challenge.
Legislative Testimonies
For Sanctions to Work in Bosnia, EU Must Join the U.S.
The U.S. Treasury Department on September 26 and October 3 imposed sanctions against prominent Bosnian individuals and entities for allegedly engaging in corruption and eroding democracy in Bosnia and...
Policy Briefs
Biden, Congress Should Defend Missile Sanctions Imposed on Iran
Memos
The Biden Administration’s Playbook for Lifting Iran-Related Terrorism Sanctions
In his confirmation hearing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that lifting terrorism sanctions on Iran would not advance U.S. national security interests. Weeks later, however, the Biden administration...