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The problem with American diplomacy

Our enemies aren’t interested in “win-win solutions”

The Fundraising Shortcut Ripe for Abuse

Did tax-exempt money help activists release maggots and mealworms on the Israeli prime minister’s delegation to Washington, DC, in late July? The perpetrators reportedly hailed from the Palestinian...

Treasury Sanctions Iranian Proxies Smuggling Commodities

The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions targeting entities affiliated with Iranian proxy terrorist groups in Yemen and Lebanon engaged in the smuggling of Iranian commodities....

Taiwan, under the guns

The most powerful Communist regime ever threatens its democratic neighbor

Treasury Sanctions Highlight Hong Kong’s Role as Emerging Sanctions Evasion Hub

The Treasury Department designated 12 individuals and entities in Iran, China, and Hong Kong on Monday for supporting Iran’s ballistic missile and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programs. This action...

U.S. Sanctions Impede Russia’s Arctic LNG Ambitions

U.S. Sanctions Impede Russia’s Arctic LNG Ambitions By Max Meizlish In a setback to Russia’s Arctic ambitions, the Chinese vessel Wei Xiao Tian Shi reversed course on Monday, opting not to deliver...

Countering CCP’s narrative warfare with the Digital Lennon Wall

‘CCP must lie in order to cover up the terrible things that they’re doing in China, in Hong Kong, and around the world. To do this, they use narrative warfare to control what people see as the truth.’

Cognitive Combat

China, Russia, and Iran’s Information War Against Americans

U.S. Sanctions Banking Network Transferring Billions for Iran’s Military

The United States sanctioned nearly 50 individuals and entities that comprise branches of a “shadow banking” network processing billions of dollars for Iran’s military on June...

U.S. Broadens Scope of Sanctions to Target Facilitators of Russian Evasion Schemes

The Departments of State and the Treasury announced extensive new sanctions on June 12 targeting over 300 individuals and entities aiding Russia in evading sanctions and perpetuating its aggression in...

5 Things to Know About Chinese Drone Company DJI

Chinese drone manufacturer Shenzhen DJI Innovation Technology Company Limited (known simply as DJI) controls over 70 percent of the global drone market, perfectly illustrating the fusion of China’s economic...

Opaque Shell Companies

A Risk to National Security, Public Health, and Rule of Law

Much Ado About ‘Somethings’

China-Linked Influence Operation Endures Despite Takedowns

Congress Is Right to Call for the Strategic Divestment of TikTok

The Chinese Communist Party in Beijing is nervous — and it ought to be. The U.S. Congress has targeted a significant tool the CCP uses to spread disinformation among Americans, and the rulers in Beijing...

Attack TikTok

Cut its Chinese Communist ties

U.S., UK Sanction Iranian Deputy Commander and Houthi Member

The United States and the United Kingdom jointly sanctioned an Iranian military official and a member of the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group on February 28. In a statement, the...

Tightening the Belt or End of the Road? China’s BRI at 10

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...

What would a maritime security force mean for the Red Sea?

The Iran-backed Houthi attacks have only escalated in the past week by firing on Eilat, having begun in October to match the Hamas massacre.

In the Pacific, U.S. bureaucracy messes up against PRC influence operation

I have no idea what the U.S. State Department was thinking. But if the goal was to help honest people in a highly strategic country that is also a close ally protect themselves against Chinese influence...