Bolster U.S. Military
As a new administration is poised to take charge in January 2025, it will face a markedly different threat landscape than its predecessor. The United States and its allies now confront an axis of authoritarians...
John McCain
Israel helped avert a famine in Gaza but gets no credit
This is the headline you never saw: “Famine averted in Gaza; Israel and UN facilitate surge of humanitarian aid.” The news is true, anchored in data collected by the leading global authority...
Op-eds
Lawmakers Urge Blinken to Hold Turkey to Account for Assault on U.S. Citizens
More than 70 U.S. lawmakers signed a bipartisan letter on May 15 urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to hold Ankara to account for the 2017 assault on American citizens by Turkish security officials....
Policy Briefs
America needs to lead in drone warfare
When Russian tanks invaded and cruise missiles and drones rained down, Ukrainians responded with grit, a highly motivated fighting force, and their own waves of drones. This nation of 38 million people has stood firm against one of the world’s largest militaries, in part by using drones as an invaluable force multiplier...
Op-eds
Lidar: Another emerging technology brought to you by China
The exponential growth in connected and automated systems has increased the demand for the sensor technology necessary to make them operate safely. Light detection and ranging, or lidar, is...
Op-eds
U.S. Bypasses UNRWA in Palestinian Aid Funds
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) will not receive any aid as part of $53 million in new humanitarian assistance for Gaza that Washington announced on February 27....
Flash Briefs
The US is failing to quickly field hypersonic missile defense
The Pentagon warned in its annual report to Congress last year that China already possesses “the world’s leading hypersonic arsenal” and is sprinting to field even more advanced offensive...
Op-eds
Here’s how to fix the supplemental’s shortcomings on Taiwan
The White House submitted a $105 billion supplemental spending package to Congress on Friday. The proposal seeks to help three beleaguered democracies — Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan —...
Op-eds
Keep Air Defense at the Top of NATO’s Agenda in Vilnius
Despite reports that Russia’s missile supplies might be running low, Ukraine faces a renewed aerial bombardment from the Russian military. According to the BBC, the month of May saw Ukraine receive a...
Op-eds
The rise and fall of Putin’s warlord
Yevgeny Prigozhin sought more than wealth and power
Op-eds
Five urgent steps to prevent American military defeat in the Pacific
As lawmakers in Washington move this month to consider the fiscal 2024 defense budget and annual defense authorization bill, the United States is on a path toward military defeat in the Pacific. China’s...
Op-eds
Ban These Chinese Chipmakers from Pentagon Purchases
Congress should pass a proposed expansion of the law that keeps the federal government from buying certain companies’ products.
Op-eds
Biden’s New National Security Strategy: A Lot of Trump, Very Little Obama
A renewed focus on great-power rivalry ratifies a sea change in U.S. thinking.
Op-eds
The world as it is
Nikki Haley’s approach is not based on wishful thinking
Op-eds
Expedite arms deliveries to beleaguered democracies
Fielded combat capabilities — not arms sales announcements from Washington — are what help America’s beleaguered democratic partners such as Taiwan deter and defeat aggression. Despite this fact,...
Op-eds
Priority #1 for NATO: Upgrading Air and Missile Defense in Eastern Europe
Russia’s launch of around 30 cruise missiles at a target in western Ukraine located just 12 miles from the Polish border came just one day after Moscow warned that convoys carrying Western arms...
Op-eds
Apply the Lessons From Ukraine in the Taiwan Strait
With the world’s attention fixed on the national security and humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine caused by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion, a similar disaster is brewing in...
Op-eds
Agile Multilateralism Is Needed to Address Cybercrime Safe Havens
With the Treasury Department’s announcement of sanctions against the cryptocurrency exchange SUEX and the 30-nation summit led by the White House, the past few weeks have served as a reminder that in...
Op-eds
What the U.S. Competition and Innovation Act Gets Right About Standards
International technical standards set the foundation for the billions of digital devices that people worldwide rely on. The standards ensure that mobile devices produced in China can connect to Swedish...
Op-eds
Strengthening U.S. Engagement in International Standards Bodies
Read full report Summary Technical standards underpin the functioning of digital devices central to everyday life. What might, at first glance, seem to be a wonky, technical process for figuring out things...