A Gameplan for American Economic Security:
Supercharging U.S. Statecraft, from an Economic Pentagon to the Near-Global Economy
Gerald Ford
The dangerous national security shell company game
A national security crisis is unfolding before our eyes and we can’t even see it. A failure by the federal government to enforce the law is allowing hidden Chinese companies to use opacity loopholes and...
Op-eds
US deploys carrier, issues airspace warning, seizes oil tanker in latest Caribbean escalations
Washington continued ramping up its military deployment near Venezuela under Operation Southern Spear, the anti-drug trafficking campaign announced by US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on November 13. The...
Op-eds
China’s Newest Aircraft Carrier Enters Service as Japan Watches Warily
Third Carrier in Service: China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, officially entered service after a commissioning ceremony earlier this week attended by Chinese President...
Flash Briefs
Ford Carrier Strike Group Departs Europe for Latin America
The Trump administration is dramatically increasing U.S. military firepower in Latin America. As the administration continued to strike vessels belonging to alleged narco-traffickers while escalating pressure...
Policy Briefs
Examining the Office of Insular Affairs’ Role in Fostering Prosperity in the Pacific Territories and Addressing External Threats to Peace and Security
Legislative Testimonies
The Urgent Need for UN Reform
The UN’s response to October 7 makes reform more urgent than ever. UN reform used to be a bipartisan priority — it must now be again.
Memos
10 Things to Know About the Houthis
The Houthis are an Iran-backed, Shiite Islamist movement that seized control of Yemen’s capital in 2014 and instigated civil war. Driven by an explicitly antisemitic and anti-American ethos, the Houthis...
Insights
US: Houthis’ maritime attacks put international shipping at risk
It is unclear if the Houthis intended to send a message while purposely missing their target or if the missiles were inaccurate.
Op-eds
How War Could Engulf the Entire Middle East
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Op-eds
Was Biden’s Speech as Pro-Israel as You Think?
No. Because it was missing the only word that matters.
Op-eds
In Support of Israel, U.S. Sends Aircraft Carrier Strike Group to Eastern Mediterranean
The United States announced on October 8 that it is sending the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the Eastern Mediterranean in support of Israel. The naval force includes...
Flash Briefs
Israel Super Capabilities in Space
The great achievements of Israel space industry, since its inception, demand the continued development of advanced "blue-and-white" space related technologies, cultivation of visual intelligence, construction of the relevant knowledge centers and international cooperation
Op-eds
War by Other Means
A History of Anti-Israel Boycotts, From the Arab League to BDS
Monographs
NATO Defense Expenditures Rising But More Needed
President Donald Trump recently tweeted a graph showing the defense expenditures of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies. He called the failure of many allies to spend two percent of GDP...
Op-eds
The United States Finally Has an Aggressive Plan to Defang Iran
Ever since President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear deal earlier this month, the commentariat has been aghast at the lack of a new plan. Critics said that the admin...
Op-eds
Nixon, Kissinger, and the Shah: A Troika of Realists
There was once a different Iran. At its helm was not a mullah but a monarch — secular, allied with the West, and committed to his country’s development and modernization. In a new boo...
Op-eds
Three Qualities That Made Reagan Great
During my nine years in the White House, I had the good fortune to work for three presidents—Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and, for the last four, Ronald Reagan, whom I served as national secu...
Op-eds
Being American
This weekend, on July 4, Americans celebrate the 234th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Over the burgers and sweet corn, that’s always a good day to think about what, exactly...
Op-eds
Singing CAIR’s Tune, On Your Dime
On a weekend when the Bush administration achieved a new CAIR-friendly low, a prominent Democrat, following the lead of other prominent Democrats, distanced herself very publicly from the unsavor...