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The Chinese Communist Party’s Threat to America

Win for China in its plan to turn Pacific Islands into Hong Kong

Leaders who are standing up to China are deeply shaken by what happened to Suidani and the resounding quiet from the international community that claims to back democracy. Koror, Palau: If you thought...

Strategy for a New Comprehensive U.S. Policy on Iran

The president’s speech

The one he should give (but don’t hold your breath)

China’s Accelerating CEEW Campaign

The Evolution of Kim Jong Un’s ‘All-Purpose Sword’

Pelosi’s promise

Showing up in Taiwan is not enough

The Time Is Now to Reform the UN Human Rights Apparatus

Abandoning Afghanistan

The impact of America’s capitulation to the Taliban

It’s time for a US-EU industrial strategy on China – even if it costs industry.

If the US and Europe are going to be on the same page when challenging China’s geopolitical goals, they must ensure that their industrial bases are, too.

The rodeo that was the Pacific Islands Forum meeting

Fiji’s capital Suva is turning into Vienna in the 1930s, when ‘diplomats’ from around the world spied on each other and sent cables home about who was sleeping with whom. Meanwhile, across the border, the war machine was roaring into life.

What China’s rulers want

The FBI director understands; many business leaders do not

Shaping the future of the world

Either we do it or our enemies do it

Mystery Cargo

Senior Iranian and Venezuelan officials are traveling around the world on a cargo plane. Argentina detained them. But what are they up to?

U.S. Restraint Has Created an Unstable and Dangerous World

Decades of ignoring the menaces posed by Russia and China has led the West to a precipice.

The UN continues Israel-bashing after Biden promised to stop it

When the Biden administration last year reversed its predecessor’s decision to abandon the UN Human Rights Council, Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged his team would use diplomatic engagement...

Rue Britannia? Russian, Iranian and Chinese imperialism is what should concern us

Russian, Iranian, and Chinese imperialism is what should concern us

Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S. national interest

A letter to J.D. Vance

Surging COVID-19 Cases Undermine Xi’s Governance Narrative

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has skyrocketed in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and a dozen other Chinese provinces in recent weeks, leading to mass lockdowns and record-high hospitalizations. The current...

Russia, Ukraine, and the West’s grand delusion

Freedom must be defended or surrendered – there’s no third option