Mao Zedong

April 16, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

A ‘Reverse Kissinger’ would be a fool’s errand

Vladimir Putin’s interests align with those of Xi Jinping

January 28, 2025 | Matt Pottinger |

Memo to Trump: Beware the ‘Reverse Teddy’

I was proud to serve the president in his first term. But Trump’s strength in the Western Hemisphere could portend weakness in Europe and Asia in his second, writes Matt Pottinger.

September 19, 2024 | Antonette Bowman |

How Mao is Outsmarting Madison in American K-12 Classrooms

In a legislative blitz last week, the House of Representatives passed 25 bills to counter Beijing’s growing influence and protect Americans from threats associated with everything...

September 18, 2024 | Nathan Picarsic |

Orienting Economic Statecraft for China’s Military-Civil Fusion: LiDAR in the Field

In 2015, China updated the concept of “military-civil fusion” to national strategy. Over the past five years, the United States national security apparatus has been trying to catch up to...

August 14, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Taiwan, under the guns

The most powerful Communist regime ever threatens its democratic neighbor

June 26, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

Would Trump re-establish peace through strength?

As should be clear by now, the alternative is war through weakness

May 19, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s Raisi joins long list of political leaders involved in mysterious crashes

It isn't expected that presidents should go missing or be involved in crashes. However, historically, a number of important political and military leaders have met their end in crashes.

January 24, 2024 | Clifford D. May |

No better enemy

America empowers its adversaries

August 2, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

Anniversary of a forever war

Seventy years ago, the Korean War didn’t quite end

June 28, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

Yes, Xi Jinping is a dictator, and he should be proud of it

What’s Xi Jinping getting his knickers in a knot about? Was it a diplomatic faux pas for President Biden to call him — at a campaign fundraiser — a “dictator”? Of course. Was...

May 31, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

The fantasy of multipolarity

It would lead to brave new world order dominated by Chinese Communists

May 24, 2023 | Craig Singleton, Cate Kanapathy

Xi Doubles Down on Ideological Indoctrination at the Expense of China’s Economic Recovery

In several speeches and policy pronouncements this spring, Chinese leader Xi Jinping outlined plans for a sweeping indoctrination drive aimed at tightening his hold on power. Xi’s declarations re-affirm...

April 26, 2023 | Clifford D. May |

French Twist

Emmanuel Macron cozies up to the Chinese Communist Party

March 15, 2023 | Waller R. Newell, Clifford D. May

The Axis of Tyrannies

It will present an enormous challenge to free nations

February 28, 2023 | Matt Pottinger |

The Chinese Communist Party’s Threat to America

December 14, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Anything goes

Extremist ideologies are proliferating

December 7, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Xi’s struggle

China’s Communist ruler isn’t just playing games

November 30, 2022 | Matt Pottinger, Matthew Johnson, David Feith

Xi Jinping in His Own Words

What China’s Leader Wants—and How to Stop Him From Getting It

October 28, 2022 | Samantha Ravich, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

China’s Accelerating CEEW Campaign

October 19, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Truth or consequences

The Saudi crown prince has some legitimate grievances