The Near Enemy: China’s Subnational Reach Into the United States
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Hong Kong
Federal Appeals Court Upholds TikTok Ban in Serious Setback for Chinese Influence Operations
A federal appeals court has upheld a law forcing the TikTok social media platform — a conduit for Chinese influence operations and information harvesting — to be sold by its Chinese parent company...
Policy Briefs
How to Beat China in the Quest for AI Dominance
The next administration must recognize that getting ahead in the AI race will both protect U.S. national security and stem the global spread of authoritarianism.
Op-eds
House Select Committee Shines Light on Hong Kong’s Role in Sanctions Evasion
U.S. legislators are increasingly concerned that Hong Kong is becoming a key hub for bypassing sanctions against Russia, Iran, China, North Korea, and other authoritarian regimes. Accordingly, the House...
Policy Briefs
U.S. Should Expand Its Sanctions Against Tehran’s Industrial Metals Industry
Trump’s Maximum Pressure 2.0 Should Designate All Significant Iranian Firms, Including Senior Leaders and Board Members
Op-eds
Out with the old in the Old World: How Trump can usher in Eastern Europe’s moment
“In times of rapid change,” remarked industrialist J. Paul Getty, “experience could be your worst enemy.” For those in Washington, Brussels, and Berlin who are panicking about what a second...
Op-eds
House Select Committee Seeks to Tamp Down Chinese Access to Advanced Semiconductors
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party issued letters to several large semiconductor manufacturers this morning seeking detailed information on their sales and top customers. The move...
Policy Briefs
Palau is under attack from PRC
There is a spike in activity now because China sees Palau’s 5 November election as an opportunity to put in place representatives that are more in line with its ambitions.
Op-eds
Nip the Bots in the Bud
Proactively Taking Down and Preventing the Creation of Inauthentic Social Media Entities
Memos
Atoning for Britain’s colonialist past
By encouraging China’s colonialist present
Op-eds
Targeting Taiwan
Beijing’s Playbook for Economic and Cyber Warfare
Memos
The problem with American diplomacy
Our enemies aren’t interested in “win-win solutions”
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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....
Flash Briefs
Taiwan, under the guns
The most powerful Communist regime ever threatens its democratic neighbor
Op-eds
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...
Policy Briefs
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...
Policy Briefs
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.’
Op-eds
Cognitive Combat
China, Russia, and Iran’s Information War Against Americans
Monographs
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...